View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

Elif (Russian: Элиф) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

Elif is the 1,144,405^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. 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. It is also the 2,547^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 404,890 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,319,007. In Turkey Elif is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Eskisehir Province, where 19 percent live and Mersin Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 10 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Elif Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Elif Last Name Statistics ^demography

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