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 last name Elaaf is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elaaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,770th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,059,853 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Elaaf are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Elaaf is also the 179,023rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 1,818 people.

The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 6,872 people, or 1 in 4,679. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Herat, where 26 percent are found, Ghor, where 11 percent are found and Badghis, where 10 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.

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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