Elfin Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Elfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elfin (1,623) may also be a first name.

Elfin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elfin (Hindi: एल्फिन, Russian: Ельфин) is most common in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elfin is the 1,353,468th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Elfin occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Elfin live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 191,625th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,623 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 37 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 23 percent are found and West Java, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Elfin is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Elfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elfin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elfin last name grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elfin Last Name Statistics demography

Elfin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.61% less than the national average, earning $33,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfina911,349/
Helfin9195/
Gelfin9116/
Elfing9111/
Oelfin916/
Ealfin915/
Elfien913/
Elffin911/
Elfink911/
Elfuin911/
Elfgin910/
Helfing8336/
Yelfina8330/
Yelfing831/
Gelffin830/
Alfin802,335/
Elfen80102/
Olfin8040/
Ilfin8011/
Elfyn808/
Ylfin801/
Elfim801/
Elfinova776/
Helfen73682/
Halfin73205/
Gelfen7326/
Gilfin7319/
Hilfin736/
Elfyna733/
Ilfina733/
Alfien732/
Elphin732/
Elfnnk731/
Alffin731/
Allfin730/
Elfenne67244/
Helfend6739/
Hallfin6735/
Hilfing6715/
Alfn677/
Yelfgne674/
Ilfn673/
Elphina672/
Elphink672/
Yilfina671/
Gilfina671/
Gelphin671/
Gillfin670/
Halffin670/

Elfin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elfin in the Hindi language
एल्फिनelphina-
Elfin in the Russian language
Ельфинelfin-

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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 Elfin
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