Elefas Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Elefas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Elefas (19) may also be a first name.
Elefas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elefas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elefas is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elefas? popularity and diffusion
Elefas is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Elefas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elefas live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Elefas is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Elefas is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Elefas occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elefa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Elifas | 83 | 2,315 | / |
| Elyfas | 83 | 42 | / |
| Elefat | 83 | 4 | / |
| Elhefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ilefas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eleufa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eleffa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elaffas | 77 | 8 | / |
| Elheffa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elephas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elifash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elafass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellefai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elefo | 73 | 241 | / |
| Elifa | 73 | 170 | / |
| Ilefa | 73 | 81 | / |
| Helesfai | 71 | 26 | / |
| Helesfay | 71 | 11 | / |
| Elhaffas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hellifas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Elleface | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elifai | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Helifa | 67 | 422 | / |
| Elefuo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Elifah | 67 | 63 | / |
| Elifat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ujlefa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Elaifa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Elifau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hellefach | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alafas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Elifaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elefoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elefoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elifay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ilafas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alifas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ealefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elifha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eliffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elifaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iliefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elafaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajlefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Életfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elifaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elefas
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis