Ël Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Peru

Ël Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ël 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
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: El (39,116), Él (15), Èl (2) & Êl (1) are calculated separately.

Ël Last Name Facts

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

Ël is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: El, Él, Èl or Êl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ël? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ël is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ël are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. Excluding Canada Ël is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent live and Peru, where 33 percent live.

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
El8339,116/
Él8315/
Èl832/
Êl831/
L673,285/
Yaël674/
Yoël671/

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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 Ël
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