Emeleje Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Emeleje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emelejeh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Emelee | 92 | 201 | / |
| Esmeledje | 88 | 6 | / |
| Emeleze | 86 | 16 | / |
| Emelege | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omeleje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emeliee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Emelieze | 80 | 174 | / |
| Emelezie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Emelie | 77 | 6,858 | / |
| Emelue | 77 | 609 | / |
| Emeleu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Emeley | 77 | 4 | / |
| Emeloe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emilej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emilee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ymelee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emelea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeliesey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Emeleus | 71 | 67 | / |
| Yemelie | 71 | 38 | / |
| Omelejo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Imeleye | 71 | 11 | / |
| Omeleye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Emelezi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Emmelie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Emelize | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hemeley | 71 | 2 | / |
| Emeuleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemelae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emelija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeloye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jemelie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emilese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omelaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeloji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omoleje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omeleja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yemeleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emileye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeleya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emeleyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emesley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Omolejie | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hemesley | 67 | 28 | / |
| Emelechi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Emelisie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emealeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emgeliei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelogie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emmesley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemileye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelieza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emelheuz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Emeleje
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