Elf Surname
Approximately 4,872 people bear this surname
Elf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,502 | 1:36,745 | 3,820 |
| Sweden | 719 | 1:13,695 | 1,179 |
| Palestine | 363 | 1:12,531 | 2,349 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| United States | 200 | 1:1,812,295 | 118,682 |
| Finland | 183 | 1:30,037 | 4,003 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Iran | 96 | 1:799,818 | 40,023 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Elf (1,175) may also be a first name.
Elf Demographics
Elf Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Elf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻒ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Elf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elf is the 97,423rd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,495,802 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Elf are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 51 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 231,625th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,175 people.
Elf is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,502 people, or 1 in 36,745. Beside Egypt it occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 15 percent live and Palestine, where 7 percent live.
Elf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elf last name rose 690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 740 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Elf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Elf 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 with the Democratic Party 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helf | 86 | 2,261 | / |
| Oelf | 86 | 644 | / |
| Jelf | 86 | 549 | / |
| Elfe | 86 | 281 | / |
| Eilf | 86 | 95 | / |
| Gelf | 86 | 93 | / |
| Yelf | 86 | 61 | / |
| Elff | 86 | 32 | / |
| Ellf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Elhf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Eulf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aelf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Elft | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eylf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elvf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ehlf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jelfs | 75 | 1,072 | / |
| Helft | 75 | 266 | / |
| Helff | 75 | 245 | / |
| Yelfe | 75 | 139 | / |
| Gelff | 75 | 33 | / |
| Elffe | 75 | 30 | / |
| Gellf | 75 | 25 | / |
| Heilf | 75 | 22 | / |
| Jehlf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ellfe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Geelf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Geilf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Etylf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heelf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eellf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ecylf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Helfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ellfz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heulf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyelf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jelff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hielf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Helfs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Etlef | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eself | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jelfe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Alf | 67 | 1,587 | / |
| Elb | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Olf | 67 | 547 | / |
| Ilf | 67 | 87 | / |
| Elv | 67 | 86 | / |
| Elw | 67 | 17 | / |
| D'Helf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jlf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ylf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelffs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Helfft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jelhff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elfová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Älf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiself | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elfova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhwfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egliff | 67 | 0 | / |
Elf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻒ | alf | - |
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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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- 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 Elf
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