Elfu Surname

198,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Elfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Elfu (29) may also be a first name.

Elfu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfu is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,767th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,465,310 people. The surname Elfu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elfu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Elfu is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Elfu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elfu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.34% more than the national average, earning 516,849 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfau8960/
Elfus899/
Gelfu892/
Yelfu891/
Eilfu891/
Elfou891/
Elfouh803/
Helfuh800/
Alfu7582/
Olfu7510/
Ylfu751/
Ilfu751/
Helfaud731/
Yelfout731/
Helfaut731/
Helfuch730/
Alfau671,096/
Alfeu67116/
Yilfu6714/
Ilfud671/
Ylfuh671/
Ylpfu671/
Alfuh671/
Gilfu671/
Heilfuth670/
Elphus6021/
Ilfaut601/
Gilfau601/
Elpheus555/
Elphaus551/
Issilfou501/

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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 Elfu
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