Elifas Surname
Approximately 2,315 people bear this surname
Elifas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2,166 | 1:1,112 | 134 |
| Tanzania | 125 | 1:423,533 | 29,670 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Elifas (6,335) may also be a first name.
Elifas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elifas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elifas is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elifas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 183,449th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,147,968 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elifas are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 82,764th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 6,335 people.
It is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 2,166 people, or 1 in 1,112. In Namibia Elifas is most numerous in: Oshikoto Region, where 23 percent live, Oshana Region, where 15 percent live and Omusati Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Namibia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elifash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elifa | 91 | 170 | / |
| Hellifas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Elifai | 83 | 1,097 | / |
| Helifa | 83 | 422 | / |
| Elifah | 83 | 63 | / |
| Elyfas | 83 | 42 | / |
| Elifat | 83 | 39 | / |
| Elaifa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Elifau | 83 | 15 | / |
| Elifaz | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elefas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elifay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Alifas | 83 | 2 | / |
| Elifaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ellifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elifaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eliffa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elifha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eliphas | 77 | 1,703 | / |
| Elifait | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eliface | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elaifai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elhaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eliofai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilifa | 73 | 65 | / |
| Elifo | 73 | 48 | / |
| Elefa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Eliphaus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eliphase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eliphass | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hallifas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elipha | 67 | 49 | / |
| Elivah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Elifoh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Elefat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelifo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jilifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elhefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alifos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elifey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilefas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iliofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elifei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iliefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eleffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujlifa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elifas
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