Elfa Surname
Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname
Elfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 546 | 1:185,418 | 29,705 |
| Indonesia | 355 | 1:372,533 | 31,924 |
| Mauritania | 33 | 1:124,087 | 7,273 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Elfa (7,303) may also be a first name.
Elfa Demographics
Elfa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Elfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻒ, Hindi: एल्फा) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 352,406th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Elfa are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Elfa is also the 75,476th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 7,303 people.
This last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 546 people, or 1 in 185,418. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Luzon, where 53 percent live, Calabarzon, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 34 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
Elfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elfa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elfa last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Elfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elfa in the Hindi language | ||
| एल्फा | elpha | - |
| Elfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻒ | alf | 26.67 |
| ﺃﻟﻒ | alf | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎ | alfa | 20 |
| ﺃﻟﻔﻪ | alfh | 13.33 |
| ﺃﻟﻔﺎ | alfa | 13.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﻪ | alfh | 6.67 |
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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 Elfa
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