Elafo Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Elafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elafo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elafo is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Elafo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Elafo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Elafo is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 95 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elafou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eliafoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alafo | 80 | 248 | / |
| Elefo | 80 | 241 | / |
| Elofo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Elafa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Olafo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ilafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elhafodh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alafoo | 73 | 104 | / |
| Elefuo | 73 | 87 | / |
| Elaifa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Alafuo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hilafo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Elefoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elefoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Halafo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Olaifo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Helafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alaufo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ealafa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ealefo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eliafa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Allafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aelefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alaffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elasfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elaafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elafaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elaefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhafoudh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Eliofoo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ellafat | 67 | 122 | / |
| Elaphos | 67 | 35 | / |
| Elaffas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ealeifo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olaifoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elaffat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allahfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhafad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gielafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellofoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellapfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elafass | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elafo
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