Elifu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Elifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Elifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elifu is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elifu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elifu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Elifu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elifu reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The surname Elifu is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Excluding Ethiopia Elifu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elifau | 91 | 15 | / |
| Ealifu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Elifus | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gelifu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jelifu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elifouz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elefu | 80 | 701 | / |
| Ilifu | 80 | 373 | / |
| Alifu | 80 | 77 | / |
| Elufu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Olifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iliefu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Halifu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Helefu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ailifu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Alifeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Alaifu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alifui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilifus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eliphus | 67 | 278 | / |
| Hailifu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Allifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeslefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elipheus | 62 | 8 | / |
| Eliphaus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Eliphous | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jellifoe | 62 | 0 | / |
| Helefuch | 62 | 0 | / |
| Alefu | 60 | 2,780 | / |
| Olufu | 60 | 58 | / |
| Olefu | 60 | 40 | / |
| Alufu | 60 | 22 | / |
| Ilufu | 60 | 9 | / |
| Ilefu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Halefu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Gilefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Olufau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Helephu | 50 | 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 Elifu
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