Elifa Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Elifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Elifa (1,986) may also be a first name.

Elifa Last Name Facts

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

Elifa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Elifa live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,715th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 1,986 people.

The last name Elifa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elifas912,315/
Elifai911,097/
Helifa91422/
Elifah9163/
Elifat9139/
Elaifa9116/
Elifau9115/
Jelifa917/
Elifaz915/
Elifay914/
Elifaj911/
Ellifa911/
Elifaa911/
Eliffa911/
Elifha911/
Elifait834/
Elaifai831/
Yelaifa831/
Elifash831/
Eliofai831/
Helaifa831/
Elhaifa831/
Jhelifa831/
Helifah831/
Alifa8021,613/
Ilifa8065/
Olifa8057/
Elifo8048/
Elife8043/
Elifi8025/
Elufa8013/
Elefa8013/
Elify803/
Haelifah777/
Hellifas772/
Halifa7314,438/
Olaifa738,925/
Alifah737,087/
Holifa73527/
Eloifi73345/
Elifer7350/
Elipha7349/
Helufa7333/
Eliffe7324/
Allifa7323/
Elivah7322/
Aalifa7317/
Elifoh7314/
Aliffa7311/
Alifha737/
Helifi737/
Olifah735/
Elefas735/
Alaifa735/
Eleife735/
Alhifa735/
Elefat734/
Gelifo733/
Elaifi733/
Alifai732/
Elhefa732/
Elifio732/
Elifie732/
Eliofi732/
Jilifa732/
Eloify732/
Ujlifa731/
Eleffa731/
Aloifa731/
Iliefa731/
Elifei731/
Iliofa731/
Hilifa731/
Jelefa731/
Oliefa731/
Yelifo731/
Elifet731/
Elisfi731/
Elhifi731/
Eleufa731/
Elifey731/
Eluefa731/
Aleifa731/
Alifaj731/
Ellife731/
Elifes730/
Holifah675,258/
Halifah672,041/
Eliphas671,703/
Eliufoo671,193/
Eliphaz67756/
Elliffe67304/
Eliphat67233/
Eliofoo67123/
Aliffah6780/
Allifah6734/
Aliefah6711/
Elifest6710/
Aleijfa679/
Alifaha676/
Ealeifo676/
Aliefai676/
Elheffa674/
Olaifai674/
Olaifah673/
Alaifea672/
Jellifo672/
Oliaifa672/
Hellifi672/
Holaifa671/
Elifech671/
Gellife671/
Haliufa671/
Easlife671/
Illifat671/
Elieffe671/
Elifouz671/
Eliopha671/
Elhaifi671/
Alhaifa671/
Ellefai671/
Halifha671/
Haalifa671/
Eulifoh671/
Eulipha671/
Elleify671/

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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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  • 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 Elifa
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