Elephant Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Elephant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elephant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3151:171,99319,060
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Israel1321:64,8318,115
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
India121:63,922,115578,870
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
China81:170,915,1968,932
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Éléphant (1) are calculated separately.

Elephant (980) may also be a first name.

Elephant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elephant is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Éléphant. Click here to see other potential spellings of Elephant.

How Common Is The Last Name Elephant? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 414,602nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. Elephant is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Elephant live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Elephant is also the 257,336th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 980 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 171,993. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent live and Israel, where 16 percent live.

Elephant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elephant surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Elephant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.47% less than the national average, earning R 155,724 per year and in United States they earn 32.07% more than the national average, earning $56,986 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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