Elfar Surname

38,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elfar Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Arabic word farr, which means 'escaper'. The Farr family hails from Lavante origins, more specifically Palestine, Beyrout and Gaza.

Elfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt12,3561:7,441910
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Chile311:568,27313,994
Austria251:340,61736,996
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Iceland101:38,0092,599
England91:6,190,895170,599
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Elfar (381) may also be a first name.

Elfar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Arabic word farr, which means 'escaper'. The Farr family hails from Lavante origins, more specifically Palestine, Beyrout and Gaza.

- basemboga

Elfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfar (Russian: Эльфар) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,364th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 531,278 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Elfar are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 444,187th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 381 people.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 12,356 people, or 1 in 7,441. Outside of Egypt Elfar occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Elfar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elfar surname are 8.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Elfar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.02% more than the national average, earning $56,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.48% more than the national average, earning $62,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfarh91174/
Elfarr9119/
Helfar9115/
Elfard9110/
Elfare915/
Elfarz914/
Elfart911/
Elfajr911/
Elfair911/
Yelfar911/
Elfear911/
Elfahar839/
Elfarre835/
Ellfarz834/
Elfatrh831/
Alfar805,920/
Olfar802/
Elfor801/
Yelfaare771/
Elford734,729/
Halfar731,621/
Elfort73798/
Alfajr7342/
Alfaar7315/
Alvfar735/
Alhfar733/
Alfhar733/
Elfour732/
Gelfor732/
Helfor732/
Alfair732/
Gilfar732/
Hilfar731/
Alpfar731/
Allfar731/
Alfear730/
Alfarr730/
Hellfarth7113/
Hellfahrt718/
Helford67103/
Ellford6734/
Eilfort6718/
Alfahar674/
Hallfar672/
Halffar672/
Ealefor671/
Yolffar671/
Helfeur671/
Iglifar671/
Alhffar671/
Ailfard671/
Yettlefair670/
Helfort670/

Elfar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elfar in the Russian language
Эльфарelfar-

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