Elías Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Elías Surname Definition:
Ancient surname found in Navarre. Name of village near Pamplona. Derived from Hebrew "Eliah," English "Elijar," the same as the surnames Ellis of Eliot.
"Elia" is a spelling variant of "helio" that is a place name coming from the Greek word meaning sun.
Read More About This SurnameElías Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 104 | 1:1,193,521 | 14,459 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Guatemala | 80 | 1:201,033 | 3,828 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Élías (1), Eliás (15) & Éliás (1,689) are calculated separately.
Elías (1,423) may also be a first name.
Elías Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname found in Navarre. Name of village near Pamplona. Derived from Hebrew "Eliah," English "Elijar," the same as the surnames Ellis of Eliot.
"Elia" is a spelling variant of "helio" that is a place name coming from the Greek word meaning sun.
Elia, Navarrese name from Egiies, a political division of Aóiz. One branch in Buenos Aires.
Elías Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elías Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elías is found most frequently in Mexico. It can be rendered as: Élías, Eliás or Éliás. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elías? popularity and diffusion
Elías is the 742,570th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Elías reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Elías is also the 206,897th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,423 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 1,193,521. In Mexico it is most common in: Mexico City, where 21 percent live, México, where 13 percent live and Guanajuato, where 13 percent live. Other than Mexico Elías is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 22 percent live and Guatemala, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Élías | 93 | 1 | / |
| Helías | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eliás | 87 | 15 | / |
| D'elías | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eleas | 80 | 2,153 | / |
| Éliás | 80 | 1,689 | / |
| Eljas | 80 | 162 | / |
| Elíaz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ilías | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eljasz | 73 | 322 | / |
| Elijas | 73 | 277 | / |
| Elajos | 73 | 15 | / |
| Elieas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eljash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Elleas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eliahs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elehas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heleas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elheas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyleas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eleays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elihas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eleash | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eleass | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ehlias | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elijasz | 67 | 119 | / |
| Healeas | 67 | 41 | / |
| Heljasz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elijase | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elgeash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Helijas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eleiyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elayyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eljasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elijash | 67 | 1 | / |
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