Emeleje Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emeleje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emeleje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Emeleje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emeleje occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emeleje? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Emeleje is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Emeleje are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Emeleje is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Emeleje is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent are found and Delta, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Emeleje exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emelejeh931/
Emelee92201/
Esmeledje886/
Emeleze8616/
Emelege861/
Omeleje861/
Emeliee861/
Emelieze80174/
Emelezie801/
Emelie776,858/
Emelue77609/
Emeleu777/
Emeley774/
Emeloe773/
Emilej771/
Emilee771/
Ymelee771/
Emelea771/
Emeliesey751/
Emeleus7167/
Yemelie7138/
Omelejo7112/
Imeleye7111/
Omeleye714/
Emelezi713/
Emmelie713/
Emelize712/
Hemeley712/
Emeuleu711/
Hemelae711/
Emelija711/
Emeloye711/
Jemelie711/
Emilese711/
Omelaje711/
Emeloji711/
Omoleje711/
Omeleja711/
Yemeleu711/
Emileye711/
Emeleya711/
Emeleyo711/
Emesley710/
Omolejie6754/
Hemesley6728/
Emelechi6722/
Emelisie674/
Emealeyi672/
Emgeliei671/
Emelogie671/
Emmesley671/
Jemileye671/
Emelieza671/
Emelheuz670/

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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
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  • 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 Emeleje
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