Elafo Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elafou913/
Eliafoo831/
Alafo80248/
Elefo80241/
Elofo8027/
Elafa8013/
Olafo807/
Ilafo801/
Elhafodh771/
Alafoo73104/
Elefuo7387/
Elaifa7316/
Alafuo737/
Hilafo736/
Elefoi735/
Elefoh735/
Halafo734/
Olaifo733/
Helafa733/
Alaufo732/
Ealafa732/
Ealefo732/
Eliafa732/
Allafo732/
Elaffa731/
Aelefo731/
Alaffo731/
Elasfa731/
Elaafa731/
Helefo731/
Ilafou731/
Elhafa731/
Elafaz731/
Elaefa731/
Elhafoudh718/
Eliofoo67123/
Ellafat67122/
Elaphos6735/
Elaffas678/
Ealeifo676/
Olaifoh672/
Elaffat671/
Allahfo671/
Elhafad671/
Helaifa671/
Hellafa671/
Gielafa671/
Helefoh671/
Elhaifa671/
Yelaifa671/
Ellofoo671/
Ellapfa671/
Elafass671/

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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 Elafo
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