Elef Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Elef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Elef (108) may also be a first name.
Elef Demographics
Average Elef Salary in
South Africa
R 148,800
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Elef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elef (Russian: Елеф) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Elef live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 108 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Elef is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 88 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Elef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elef last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Elef Last Name Statistics demography
Elef earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.38% less than the national average, earning R 148,800 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elefe | 89 | 63 | / |
| Eleff | 89 | 48 | / |
| Elief | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ellef | 89 | 5 | / |
| Jelef | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ehlef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eleef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Etlef | 89 | 0 | / |
| Elieff | 80 | 482 | / |
| Geleff | 80 | 126 | / |
| Jeleff | 80 | 16 | / |
| Eleife | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jellef | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eleiff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eleffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elewfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ellief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gellef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yehlef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ellefs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yellef | 80 | 0 | / |
| Alef | 75 | 1,032 | / |
| Elif | 75 | 210 | / |
| Elev | 75 | 130 | / |
| Elew | 75 | 115 | / |
| Olef | 75 | 89 | / |
| Eleb | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ilef | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ylef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jlef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jelleff | 73 | 144 | / |
| Aiyelef | 73 | 38 | / |
| Jeleiff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ellieff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelleff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alief | 67 | 621 | / |
| Gelev | 67 | 583 | / |
| Halef | 67 | 431 | / |
| Eleev | 67 | 370 | / |
| Eleva | 67 | 313 | / |
| Jelev | 67 | 312 | / |
| Oleff | 67 | 249 | / |
| Aleff | 67 | 238 | / |
| Eliff | 67 | 229 | / |
| Eliev | 67 | 216 | / |
| Ailef | 67 | 116 | / |
| Aleef | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ilief | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ohlef | 67 | 45 | / |
| Elife | 67 | 43 | / |
| Allef | 67 | 39 | / |
| Holef | 67 | 35 | / |
| Eylev | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ellif | 67 | 26 | / |
| Elhif | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aleaf | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elleb | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eleew | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ejlev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aalef | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ellew | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eslev | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eilif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Islef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olief | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahlef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gilef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jelif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elewh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ileff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yelev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elyof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eleiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Helif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Helev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eliof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eliew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heleb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elejw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehlev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aylef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleuv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihlef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aleuf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ehleb | 67 | 0 | / |
Elef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elef in the Russian language | ||
| Елеф | elef | - |
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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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- 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 Elef
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