Eliphas Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Eliphas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eliphas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2781:41,4254,728
Namibia2411:9,9981,928
Kenya771:599,73928,092
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eliphas (5,925) may also be a first name.

Eliphas Last Name Facts

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

Eliphas (Oriya: ଏଲିଫସ) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eliphas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eliphas is the 236,109th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,279,240 people. The last name Eliphas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eliphas live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 86,383rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 5,925 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,278 people, or 1 in 41,425. In Tanzania Eliphas is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 75 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 17 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliphaus933/
Eliphase932/
Eliphass932/
Elipas92182/
Elipha9249/
Eliphaz86756/
Eliphat86233/
Aliphas8614/
Elipats867/
Elispha862/
Elephas862/
Eliopha861/
Eulipha861/
Elipa83661/
Eliphace80356/
Elipheus808/
Eliphous801/
Oliphaus800/
Elifas772,315/
Olipas77986/
Elipay7754/
Elaipa7748/
Alipas7719/
Elipah7718/
Ilipas779/
Eliepa777/
Helipa775/
Elipaz775/
Elipai773/
Elipea773/
Elifha771/
Elepas771/
Elipos771/
Gelipa771/
Ealipa771/
Alipheaus7531/
Helipah71234/
Elaaipa7139/
Holipas7135/
Alipass7129/
Gellipa7119/
Ollipas7114/
Yliopha715/
Elephat714/
Alipash713/
Iliopha712/
Elifash711/
Ilipash711/
Elifa67170/
Elepa6762/
Elipo6734/
Ilipa6718/
Elephace6710/
Alipheus679/
Eliophoo674/
Aliphuos673/
Elypa672/
Hellifas672/
Ailiphay671/

Eliphas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eliphas in the Oriya language
ଏଲିଫସeliphasa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eliphas
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