Elfa Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Andorra

Elfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5461:185,41829,705
Indonesia3551:372,53331,924
Mauritania331:124,0877,273
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Elfa (7,303) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfas89505/
Elfaz89131/
Elfah89102/
Elfau8960/
Helfa8960/
Elfat8927/
Oelfa8918/
Jelfa8912/
Elfea897/
Aelfa894/
Elfad894/
Elfay893/
Gelfa891/
Eilfa891/
Elfai891/
Elfaiz801,097/
Elfaid80280/
Elfass80220/
Elfayd80123/
Oelfah8069/
Elfast8067/
Helfat8035/
Elfais8023/
Yoelfa8013/
Helvfa801/
Elfaaj801/
Elffad801/
Helfaz801/
Yelfah801/
Elfaïz801/
Elfaih801/
Ellfas801/
Elfadd801/
Elfash801/
Elfayz801/
Alfa7570,054/
Elfi75545/
Elfe75281/
Olfa75253/
Ilfa75145/
Elfo7516/
Elfy759/
Elfí751/
Elfj751/
Jlfa751/
Helfaya7319/
Helfhat7316/
Elfahat739/
Helfaia738/
Helfaud731/
Elffass731/
Helfaut731/
Elfathì731/
Elfahad731/
Elfhaid731/
Helfast730/
Helfatt730/
Alfai674,974/
Alfah671,229/
Alfau671,096/
Halfa67821/
Gelfi67802/
Gelfo67589/
Olfah67549/
Elfes67312/
Elfer67259/
Helfi67175/
Ilfah67160/
Elfis67134/
Alfha6782/
Ilfaz6740/
Alfay6740/
Elfie6740/
Ilfat6730/
Elffe6730/
Hellfach6728/
Holfa6723/
Yilfa6723/
Jelfo6721/
Alffa6721/
Elfio6718/
Alfaa6716/
Elpha6713/
Hilfa6711/
Helfy679/
Allfa679/
Alfea678/
Aalfa677/
Ilfaj675/
Alwfa675/
Alhfa674/
Elfid674/
Elfos674/
Elfee674/
Ilffa673/
Jilfa673/
Ahlfa673/
Ellfe673/
Elfih672/
Gelfe672/
Alpfa672/
Olfay671/
Eilfo671/
Elfiy671/
Iolfa671/
Elvah671/
Ielfo671/
Ilfas671/
Elfou671/
Alfaï671/
Aelfo671/
Helfe671/
Elfhi671/
Yelfo671/
Elfey671/
Elffy671/

Elfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elfa in the Hindi language
एल्फाelpha-
Elfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻒalf26.67
ﺃﻟﻒalf20
ﺍﻟﻔﺎalfa20
ﺃﻟﻔﻪalfh13.33
ﺃﻟﻔﺎalfa13.33
ﺍﻟﻔﻪalfh6.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elfa
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