Elef Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belarus

Elef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elef (108) may also be a first name.

Elef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elef (Russian: Елеф) is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Elef reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Elef is also the 904,892nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 108 people.

The surname Elef is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 88 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

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 increased 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elefe8963/
Eleff8948/
Elief897/
Ellef895/
Jelef892/
Ehlef891/
Eleef891/
Etlef890/
Elieff80482/
Geleff80126/
Jeleff8016/
Eleife805/
Jellef805/
Eleiff802/
Eleffe801/
Elewfe801/
Ellief801/
Gellef801/
Yehlef801/
Ellefs800/
Yellef800/
Alef751,032/
Elif75210/
Elev75130/
Elew75115/
Olef7589/
Eleb7530/
Ilef759/
Ylef751/
Elyf751/
Jlef751/
Jelleff73144/
Aiyelef7338/
Jeleiff733/
Ellieff731/
Gelleff731/
Alief67621/
Gelev67583/
Halef67431/
Eleev67370/
Eleva67313/
Jelev67312/
Oleff67249/
Aleff67238/
Eliff67229/
Eliev67216/
Ailef67116/
Aleef6784/
Ilief6769/
Ohlef6745/
Elife6743/
Allef6739/
Holef6735/
Eylev6730/
Ellif6726/
Elhif6723/
Aleaf6718/
Elleb6716/
Eleew6712/
Ejlev6711/
Aalef6710/
Ellew678/
Eslev677/
Eilif677/
Islef676/
Olief676/
Ahlef675/
Gilef675/
Jelif675/
Elewh674/
Ileff673/
Yelev673/
Elyof673/
Eleiw672/
Helif672/
Helev672/
Gelew672/
Eliof672/
Yelif672/
Eliew672/
Heleb672/
Elejw671/
Gelif671/
Ehlev671/
Aylef671/
Yelew671/
Aelev671/
Alhef671/
Elews671/
Eleuv671/
Hilef671/
Ihlef671/
Aleuf670/
Ehleb670/

Elef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elef in the Russian language
Елефelef-

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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 Elef
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