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 has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Eloff.

How Common Is The Last Name Eloff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eloff is the 102,879th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,592,906 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Eloff reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 601,629th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 224 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,126 people, or 1 in 13,131. In South Africa Eloff is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, North West, where 13 percent are found and Limpopo, where 11 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Eloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Eloff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eloff surname are 21.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.06% registered to vote for the 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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