Elafia Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Elafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Elafia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elafia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﻪ) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elafia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 621,618th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Elafia occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Elafia are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 72,277. Excluding Morocco this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliafia92407/
Helafia924/
Elaafia921/
Eulafia921/
Hyelafia867/
Elaasfia861/
Helayfia861/
Helaifia861/
Alafia832,948/
Olafia8318/
Elefia832/
Elafya832/
Allafia7733/
Alhafia7715/
Alaafia7714/
Alafiah7714/
Gelafio7712/
Olafiaj775/
Alafiaa772/
Halafia771/
Hylafia771/
Halaufia7158/
Islafiah7123/
Hilafiah7118/
Olafijai711/
Alhafiha711/
Alefia67113/
Olofia6771/
Alafio6748/
Alafya6710/
Alofia674/
Haalaufia672/
Olafya671/
Elefio671/
Ilofia671/

Elafia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elafia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﻪalafyh50
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﺔalafyt50

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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
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  • 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 Elafia
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