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Where Does The Last Name Elif Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Elif (Russian: Элиф) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elif? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,144,405^th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Elif is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Elif live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 24 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Elif is also the 2,547^th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 404,890 people.

The surname Elif is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,319,007. In Turkey Elif is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Eskisehir Province, where 19 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 15 percent are found. Not including Turkey it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 10 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found.

Elif Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elif last name fell 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elif Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Elif surname is chiefly Shiite (67%) in Lebanon.