Elefu Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Elefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4551:119,07214,155
Kenya2161:213,79615,228
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Elefu (33) may also be a first name.

Elefu Last Name Facts

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

Elefu is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elefu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 476,893rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elefu live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Elefu is also the 1,807,719th most common forename throughout the world, held by 33 people.

The surname Elefu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 119,072. In South Africa Elefu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 30 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Elefu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elefu surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Elefu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.33% less than the national average, earning R 96,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helefu9114/
Yeslefu831/
Alefu802,780/
Elifu8062/
Olefu8040/
Elofu803/
Ilefu802/
Helefuch770/
Iliefu7342/
Olaefu7316/
Elifau7315/
Ealifu737/
Elifus736/
Elafou733/
Halefu732/
Gilefu731/
Oelofu731/
Gelifu731/
Jelifu731/
Helephu671/
Elifouz671/

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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 Elefu
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