Elefo Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Elefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

The last name Elefo has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elefo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elefo live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Elefo is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Not including The DR Congo Elefo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elefuo9187/
Elefoi915/
Elefoh915/
Ealefo912/
Aelefo911/
Helefo911/
Ealeifo836/
Helefoh831/
Ilefo80246/
Elifo8048/
Elafo8038/
Elofo8027/
Elefa8013/
Olefo8011/
Alefo802/
Ealeifoh7726/
Elifoh7314/
Elefas735/
Elefat734/
Gelifo733/
Elafou733/
Elhefa732/
Yelifo731/
Eleufa731/
Jelefa731/
Elaefa731/
Eleffa731/
Aliefo731/
Eliofoo67123/
Elheffa674/
Jellifo672/
Eulifoh671/
Elifouz671/
Ellofoo671/
Eliafoo671/

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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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