Elefan Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Elefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4551:222,50234,348
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Elefan Last Name Facts

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

Elefan (Russian: Элефан) is found most in The Philippines. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elefan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 512,152nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Elefan are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Elefan is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 222,502. In The Philippines Elefan is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 61 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elefane92792/
Elefant92547/
Jelefan921/
Elifan8316/
Elafan832/
Alefan831/
Elefon831/
Elepfandt8013/
Elefanova806/
Elefanque801/
Elefánt7711/
Eliafan777/
Elifane776/
Elefont773/
Elifant772/
Ellefon772/
Ilefane771/
Helofan771/
Jelifan771/
Allefan771/
Alefain771/
Aleifan771/
Elephan770/
Elephant71840/
Elgefoon714/
Elleffon713/
Elhaffan712/
Elephand711/
Gillefan711/
Ellesfon711/
Helgefon711/
Alifan67415/
Alofan67153/
Olyfan67151/
Alafan67145/
Elifanova6777/
Ilafan6724/
Alyfan6713/
Elyfanova6712/
Olifan678/
Olafan676/
Olefon672/
Alefon671/
Ellephant671/
Eliffainc671/
Elefonova671/
Ilifan671/

Elefan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elefan in the Russian language
Элефанelefan-

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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 Elefan
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