Elf Surname

97,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Elf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,5021:36,7453,820
Sweden7191:13,6951,179
Palestine3631:12,5312,349
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Finland1831:30,0374,003
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Iran961:799,81840,023
England371:1,505,89364,828
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
China241:56,971,7323,099
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India51:153,413,076951,030
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Elf (1,175) may also be a first name.

Elf Last Name Facts

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

Elf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻒ) occurs most in Egypt. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,423rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,495,802 people. The last name Elf occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Elf live; 58 percent live in North Africa and 51 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 231,625th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,175 people.

This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,502 people, or 1 in 36,745. Apart from Egypt this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 15 percent reside and Palestine, where 7 percent reside.

Elf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elf surname increased 690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 740 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Elf last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Elf earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning $54,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helf862,261/
Oelf86644/
Jelf86549/
Elfe86281/
Eilf8695/
Gelf8693/
Yelf8661/
Elff8632/
Ellf866/
Elhf865/
Eulf863/
Aelf863/
Elft862/
Eylf861/
Elvf861/
Ehlf861/
Jelfs751,072/
Helft75266/
Helff75245/
Yelfe75139/
Gelff7533/
Elffe7530/
Gellf7525/
Heilf7522/
Jehlf753/
Ellfe753/
Geelf752/
Geilf752/
Etylf751/
Heelf751/
Eellf751/
Ecylf751/
Helfe751/
Ellfz751/
Heulf751/
Hyelf751/
Jelff750/
Hielf750/
Helfs750/
Etlef750/
Eself750/
Jelfe750/
Alf671,587/
Elb671,023/
Olf67547/
Ilf6787/
Elv6786/
Elw6717/
D'Helf6715/
Jlf6711/
Ylf676/
Jelffs676/
Helfft674/
Jelhff672/
Elfová672/
Älf672/
Hiself671/
Hellft671/
Elfova671/
Elhwfe671/
Egliff670/

Elf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻒalf-

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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
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  • 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 Elf
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