Elfani Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Elfani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Elfani (210) may also be a first name.

Elfani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfani is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Elfani live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 624,169th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 210 people.

The surname Elfani is most frequent in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Outside of Morocco this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfanni92188/
Elfatni929/
Helfani923/
Elfanid921/
Elfane83318/
Ilfani8386/
Elfana8312/
Elfany834/
Elfanne77138/
Hilfani77109/
Elfanny7716/
Elfouni7711/
Elfanes7710/
Elfonio774/
Gelfane772/
Gelfoni772/
Helfane771/
Helfany771/
Helfana771/
Ilfana6725/
Ilfany674/
Elfainech671/
Ealphanich631/
Gilfoni628/
Gilfany621/
Ilphani621/
Elfounes571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elfani
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