Elof Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Elof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Elof (737) may also be a first name.
Elof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elof occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elof? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elof is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Elof reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elof is also the 303,201st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 737 people.
Elof is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 90 percent are found and Ondo, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 44 percent are found.
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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 Elof
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