Eloff Surname

102,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Eloff Surname Definition:

“Sword-Wolf”. Corruption of Nordic name Agil- wolf. (“Agil” meant sword and the wolf was an animal sacred to the God Wodan.)

Eloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,1261:13,1311,645
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
England531:1,051,28451,324
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Panama51:782,45211,059
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tonga11:107,313791
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Eloff (224) may also be a first name.

Eloff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Sword-Wolf”. Corruption of Nordic name Agil- wolf. (“Agil” meant sword and the wolf was an animal sacred to the God Wodan.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Eloff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eloff occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eloff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eloff is the 102,879th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,592,906 people. Eloff occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Eloff live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Eloff is also the 601,629th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 224 people.

The surname Eloff is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,126 people, or 1 in 13,131. In South Africa Eloff is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, North West, where 13 percent live and Limpopo, where 11 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Eloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eloff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eloff last name expanded 2,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eloff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eloff last name are 21.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eloff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.95% more than the national average, earning R 425,244 per year; in United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $47,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elioff91120/
Elhoff9170/
Geloff9157/
Oeloff9156/
Eloffe9123/
Elloff9119/
Eiloff9116/
Elgoff911/
Euloff911/
Yeloff911/
Eloffs911/
Ieloff910/
Heloff910/
Eyloff910/
Ealoff910/
Elof8918/
Ellhoff8359/
Gehloff8343/
Gieloff8338/
Ellioff8328/
Eilhoff8328/
Oelhoff8327/
Helioff8310/
Hetloff835/
Gelhoff834/
Helloff833/
Oehloff831/
Heiloff830/
Elloffe830/
Oloff80302/
Iloff80179/
Elouf80110/
Aloff8051/
Elofe8035/
Elaff8010/
Gelof809/
Yloff804/
Eloof804/
Elyof803/
Elofs803/
Eliof802/
Ellof802/
Helof801/
Elosf801/
Elowf801/
Yelof801/
Oelof801/
Eloft801/
Elhof801/
Gehlhoff77127/
Hellhoff7764/
Helloffs772/
Eethloff771/
Oehlhoff771/
Heisloff771/
Oelhhoff771/
Heilloff770/
Ellotf73253/
Ihloff73183/
Geloof73148/
Ohloff73120/
Ilioff7375/
Jeelof7358/
Ellhof7336/
Eiloof7332/
Olhoff7328/
Hetlof7321/
Holoff7318/
Giloff7318/
Geelof7317/
Olioff7315/
Helouf7313/
Olloff7311/
Ylioff7311/
Gelhof738/
Haloff737/
Alioff736/
Elhofe734/
Ayloff733/
Alloff733/
Illoff732/
Yoloff732/
Geilof732/
Alhoff731/
Elloft731/
Ellouf731/
Hiloff731/
Jelhof731/
Ahloff731/
Eiloft731/
Oehlof730/
Isloff730/
Ealaff730/
Gehlof730/
Elaf671,816/
Elov671,594/
Ohlhoff67701/
Ollhoff67497/
Allhoff67305/
Olof67177/
Ilof67165/
Alof67138/
Elow67112/
Hellofs6791/
Oehlhof6775/
Gilgoff6758/
Halloff6744/
Hohloff6733/
Geilhof6727/
Heilhof6719/
Gilhoff6715/
Hellohf6715/
Jellouf677/
Illioff675/
Elob675/
Ahlhoff672/
Ellgaff671/
Ellioft671/
Hellouf671/
Halooff671/
Allouff671/
Holloff670/
Jellaff670/
Heyslof670/

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