Elaf Surname
Approximately 1,816 people bear this surname
Elaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 500 | 1:52,851 | 4,146 |
| Lebanon | 497 | 1:11,342 | 1,662 |
| Syria | 496 | 1:38,913 | 2,342 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Jordan | 81 | 1:109,166 | 7,344 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Elaf (30,804) may also be a first name.
Elaf Demographics
Elaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Elaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elaf (Arabic: ايلاف, Russian: Элаф) is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaf? popularity and diffusion
Elaf is the 224,112th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,012,966 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Elaf live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Levant. It is also the 27,354th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 30,804 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 52,851. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Ibb Governorate, where 71 percent are found, Al Bayda Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Yemen Elaf occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 27 percent are found and Syria, where 27 percent are found.
Elaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (84%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elaf in the Russian language | ||
| Элаф | elaf | - |
| Elaf in the Arabic language | ||
| ايلاف | aylaf | - |
| إيلاف | aylaf | - |
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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 Elaf
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