Elfas Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Elfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4141:127,87812,025
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Elfas (2,228) may also be a first name.

Elfas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfas occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 611,703rd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. Elfas is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Elfas are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Elfas is also the 158,358th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,228 people.

Elfas is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 127,878. In Tanzania Elfas is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 79 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 10 percent are found and Cuba, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Elfast9167/
Elfais9123/
Elfase9112/
Elfash911/
Ellfas911/
Elfa891,034/
Elffass831/
Helfast830/
Alfas80306/
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Elfau8060/
Helfa8060/
Elfat8027/
Elfea807/
Elfos804/
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Elfay803/
Eilfa801/
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Ilfas801/
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Elfax801/
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Elfaiz731,097/
Elphas73872/
Alfais73337/
Elfaid73280/
Elfayd73123/
Helfat7335/
Halfas737/
Elfaix736/
Elfarz734/
Alfeas732/
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Helfaz731/
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Elfaih731/
Elfosh731/
Elfaïz731/
Elffad731/
Elfaaj731/
Helvfa731/
Elfadd731/
Elfeis730/
Ilfais730/
Gilfas730/
Ilfa67145/
Elfo6716/
Helfhat6716/
Elfahat679/
Elphase677/
Ellfarz674/
Elfahad671/
Elphaus671/
Alfaash671/
Elfathì671/
Helfaut671/
Elphass671/
Helfaud671/
Elfhaid671/
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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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  • 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 Elfas
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