Elif Forename
2,547th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 404,890 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey
Elif Forename User-submission:
The name Elif has several meanings.
1. The first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
2. Accustomed, trained.
Elif Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 100% | 395,135 | 1:197 | 20 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,749 | 1:55,276 | 1,520 |
| England | 99% | 887 | 1:62,686 | 2,746 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 785 | 1:21,531 | 2,019 |
| United States | 100% | 694 | 1:522,388 | 13,602 |
| Indonesia | 96% | 605 | 1:426,386 | 33,651 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 579 | 1:549 | 76 |
| France | 100% | 551 | 1:120,636 | 2,447 |
| Belgium | 100% | 500 | 1:22,980 | 1,645 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 443 | 1:15,780 | 1,352 |
| Egypt | 50% | 369 | 1:249,054 | 8,446 |
| Romania | 100% | 349 | 1:57,456 | 3,072 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 312 | 1:26,325 | 1,616 |
| Austria | 100% | 309 | 1:27,554 | 1,104 |
| Sweden | 100% | 261 | 1:37,770 | 2,187 |
| Iraq | 100% | 164 | 1:213,524 | 3,603 |
| Denmark | - | 142 | 1:39,785 | 1,680 |
| Canada | 100% | 137 | 1:241,849 | 8,513 |
| Thailand | 98% | 88 | 1:796,202 | 32,006 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 76 | 1:233,511 | 4,868 |
| Russia | 92% | 71 | 1:2,031,461 | 13,668 |
| Kosovo | - | 64 | 1:29,085 | 2,798 |
| Greece | 100% | 50 | 1:218,691 | 4,292 |
| Australia | - | 43 | 1:317,619 | 6,238 |
| Iran | - | 39 | 1:2,012,740 | 12,395 |
| Azerbaijan | 90% | 35 | 1:275,513 | 7,529 |
| Norway | 100% | 35 | 1:146,638 | 4,100 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 27 | 1:202,699 | 1,615 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Jordan | 52% | 21 | 1:420,323 | 3,578 |
| Brazil | 100% | 20 | 1:10,711,808 | 129,249 |
| Italy | 96% | 20 | 1:3,053,104 | 18,341 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 20 | 1:281,379 | 4,944 |
| Czechia | 100% | 16 | 1:666,010 | 2,826 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 16 | 1:153,672 | 3,442 |
| Albania | 53% | 13 | 1:234,352 | 11,554 |
| Ireland | - | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Palestine | 83% | 12 | 1:379,172 | 2,916 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 12 | 1:1,980,807 | 51,381 |
| Malaysia | 53% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Finland | 100% | 10 | 1:548,318 | 6,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 10 | 1:715,199 | 24,449 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Poland | 100% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 6 | 1:5,437,253 | 29,511 |
| North Macedonia | - | 6 | 1:348,460 | 8,117 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| Syria | - | 6 | 1:3,217,679 | 5,023 |
| Yemen | - | 6 | 1:4,382,792 | 4,591 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 5 | 1:704,892 | 5,284 |
| India | 67% | 5 | 1:242,975,594 | 2,326,743 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Hungary | 100% | 4 | 1:2,447,943 | 4,263 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Philippines | 67% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Moldova | - | 2 | 1:1,780,570 | 7,407 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
Elif (210) may also be a surname.
Elif Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Elif has several meanings.
1. The first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
2. Accustomed, trained.
- iremelifsuelElif, Alif, or Aleph is an Arabic name, which means 'slender', 'thin', 'honest'.
- hellohowlowElif Forename Popularity
Elif Demographics
Elif Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 18 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Elif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elif in the Russian language | ||
| Элиф | elif | - |
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