Elefo Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Elefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elefo (20) may also be a first name.
Elefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elefo is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,041,601st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. Elefo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elefo live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Elefo is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Apart from The DR Congo Elefo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elefuo | 91 | 87 | / |
| Elefoi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Elefoh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ealefo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aelefo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Helefo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ealeifo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Helefoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ilefo | 80 | 246 | / |
| Elifo | 80 | 48 | / |
| Elafo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Elofo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Elefa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Olefo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Alefo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ealeifoh | 77 | 26 | / |
| Elifoh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Elefas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elefat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gelifo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elafou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elhefa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yelifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eleufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elaefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eleffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aliefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eliofoo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Elheffa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jellifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eulifoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elifouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellofoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eliafoo | 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 Elefo
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