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
The surname Elifas is found most frequently in Namibia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elifas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 183,449th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,147,968 people. The surname Elifas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elifas live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Elifas is also the 82,764th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 6,335 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 2,166 people, or 1 in 1,112. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Oshikoto Region, where 23 percent live, Oshana Region, where 15 percent live and Omusati Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Namibia this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs 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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