Elfian Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Romania

Elfian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2841:465,66638,509
Romania911:220,63621,526
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elfian (1,019) may also be a first name.

Elfian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfian is most common in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elfian.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elfian is the 752,779th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Elfian are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Elfian is also the 251,554th most common first name internationally, held by 1,019 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 465,666. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 38 percent live, East Java, where 17 percent live and Aceh, where 9 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfian9287/
Elfihan925/
Gelfian921/
Elhfiane864/
Helfiean861/
Alfian8314,692/
Elfyan8313/
Halfian77173/
Alffian771/
Allfian771/
Alfiean771/
Gilfian771/
Alfyan67108/
Alfion673/
Alfián671/
Alphian6213/
Alfijon621/
Gilphian571/

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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 Elfian
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