Elís Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland

Elís Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elís Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Elis (5,758), Eliş (3,900), Eliš (1) & Élis (1) are calculated separately.

Elís (71) may also be a first name.

Elís Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elís Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Elís occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Elis, Eliş, Eliš or Élis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elís? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Elís live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America. Elís is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 71 people.

Elís is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Brazil Elís exists in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elis925,758/
Eluís891/
Eliş833,900/
Eliš831/
Élis831/
Eles751,530/
Elys75183/
Elíz7514/
Eljs751/
Ellis67406,877/
Helis678,268/
Elise677,307/
Elles675,462/
Eales675,367/
Eyles674,669/
Gelis673,000/
Elies672,532/
Eleas672,153/
Eeles671,738/
Elesh671,614/
Elese671,594/
Elish671,067/
Elges67984/
Elets67856/
Geles67851/
Eleus67723/
Heles67447/
Ehlis67349/
Elois67324/
Elais67269/
Eiles67179/
Eulis67156/
Ellys67146/
Etlis6796/
Ehles6790/
Eliss6784/
Elios6781/
Eluis6758/
Esles6753/
Eules6746/
Eslis6733/
Elist6723/
Eelis6716/
Gelys6716/
Helys6713/
Eylis6712/
Ellés6711/
Ellès6711/
Elyts6710/
Eless679/
Elgis677/
Elays677/
Elhis676/
Elisj676/
Eleis675/
Eloys675/
Eilis674/
Elisz674/
Elest674/
Ealis673/
Elees673/
Ehlys673/
Ealys672/
Eleys672/
Elysh672/
Elyss672/
Elhes672/
Gelès672/
Etlys671/
Eluys671/
Elihs671/
Elisp671/
Ieles671/
Ielis671/
Elóis671/
Etles670/
Elyst670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elís
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