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) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,112th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,012,966 people. The surname Elaf is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Elaf reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 27,354th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 30,804 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 52,851. In Yemen it is primarily found 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. Outside of Yemen Elaf occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 27 percent are found and Syria, where 27 percent are found.
Elaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Elaf last name is principally 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
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- 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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