Elfaz Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Elfaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elfaz (133) may also be a first name.

Elfaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfaz occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfaz? popularity and diffusion

Elfaz is the 1,565,797th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Elfaz reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Elfaz is also the 804,402nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 133 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania Elfaz is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 96 percent are found, Mara Region, where 3 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Elfaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfaiz911,097/
Elfarz914/
Elfayz911/
Elfaïz911/
Helfaz911/
Elfa891,034/
Ellfarz834/
Alfaz801,592/
Elfas80505/
Olfaz80488/
Elfah80102/
Helfa8060/
Elfau8060/
Ilfaz8040/
Elfat8027/
Elfea807/
Elfad804/
Elfay803/
Elfai801/
Eilfa801/
Gelfa801/
Elfax801/
Alfaiz732,053/
Elfaid73280/
Elfass73220/
Alfayz73206/
Elfayd73123/
Elfast7367/
Helfat7335/
Elfais7323/
Alfaaz7316/
Elfase7312/
Elphaz739/
Elfaix736/
Halfaz733/
Elfaci731/
Ellfas731/
Elfadd731/
Elfash731/
Alfadz731/
Elffad731/
Elfaaj731/
Helvfa731/
Elfaih731/
Ilfa67145/
Elfo6716/
Helfhat6716/
Elfahat679/
Alfaidz674/
Elfasci673/
Elfahad671/
Elfhaid671/
Elfahci671/
Elfathì671/
Helfaut671/
Elffass671/
Helfaud671/
Jlfa671/
Helfatt670/
Helfast670/

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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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  • 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 Elfaz
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