Elafia Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Elafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliafia | 92 | 407 | / |
| Helafia | 92 | 4 | / |
| Elaafia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Eulafia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hyelafia | 86 | 7 | / |
| Elaasfia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Helayfia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Helaifia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alafia | 83 | 2,948 | / |
| Olafia | 83 | 18 | / |
| Elefia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Elafya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Allafia | 77 | 33 | / |
| Alhafia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Alaafia | 77 | 14 | / |
| Alafiah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gelafio | 77 | 12 | / |
| Olafiaj | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alafiaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Halafia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hylafia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halaufia | 71 | 58 | / |
| Islafiah | 71 | 23 | / |
| Hilafiah | 71 | 18 | / |
| Olafijai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhafiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alefia | 67 | 113 | / |
| Olofia | 67 | 71 | / |
| Alafio | 67 | 48 | / |
| Alafya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Alofia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haalaufia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olafya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elefio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilofia | 67 | 1 | / |
Elafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elafia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﻪ | alafyh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﺔ | alafyt | 50 |
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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 Elafia
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