Emelelu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Emelelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Emelelu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Emelelu Last Name Facts

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

Emelelu is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Emelelu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emelelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Emelelu is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Emelelu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Emelelu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 90 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Emelelu occurs in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omelilu714/
Emilolu712/
Amalelu711/
Amelallu671/
Emililou671/
Ehmaloğlu636/
Omololu571,674/
Omalalu574/
Amallolu533/
Omololou531/
Hamaloğlu50271/
Hamiloğlu509/
Jimmalolu501/
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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 Emelelu
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