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

Elef (Russian: Елеф) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Elef occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Elef reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 108 people.

The surname Elef is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Elef is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 88 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Elef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elef last name expanded 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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