Elaaf Surname

71,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Elaaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elaaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan6,8721:4,679447
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Elaaf (1,818) may also be a first name.

Elaaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elaaf is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elaaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,770th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,059,853 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Elaaf live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 179,023rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,818 people.

The last name Elaaf is most common in Afghanistan, where it is held by 6,872 people, or 1 in 4,679. In Afghanistan Elaaf is mostly concentrated in: Herat, where 26 percent live, Ghor, where 11 percent live and Badghis, where 10 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eelaaf911/
Elaf891,816/
Helaf80104/
Elhaf8032/
Gelaf8027/
Alaaf8015/
Eliaf8014/
Elaff8010/
Elauf808/
Elgaf804/
Elaab802/
Eilaf802/
Elaft801/
Elafe801/
Jelaf801/
Aelaf801/
Eelaf801/
Jellaf73170/
Gelauf73154/
Oelhaf73117/
Elhaif734/
Yelafe732/
Halaaf731/
Eilauf731/
Elahab731/
Aalaaf731/
Gellaf731/
Eliasf731/
Helafe731/
Hellaf731/
Elliaf731/
Ellafe731/
Ilahaf731/
Ealaff730/
Olaf671,003/
Alaf67914/
Elaw67577/
Gelauff67243/
Ilaf6754/
Elab6750/
Gehlauf6729/
Elof6718/
Elav677/
Heilauf672/
Gelhauf671/
Ellgaff671/
Elhahab671/
Jellaff670/

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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 Elaaf
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