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
The surname Elfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻒ, Hindi: एल्फा) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elfa is the 352,406th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is 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. It is also the 75,476th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 7,303 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 185,418. In The Philippines Elfa is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 53 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 22 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Elfa is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and Mauritania, where 3 percent are found.
Elfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elfa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elfa last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Elfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Elfa last name is chiefly 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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