Elphas Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Elphas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elphas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5851:90,4989,091
Kenya2081:222,01915,715
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Elphas (17,497) may also be a first name.

Elphas Last Name Facts

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

Elphas occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elphas.

How Common Is The Last Name Elphas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elphas is the 402,505th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,357,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elphas reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Elphas is also the 41,660th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 17,497 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 90,498. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 71 percent reside, Mara Region, where 15 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Elphas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elphase927/
Elpphas921/
Elphaus921/
Elphass921/
Elpha9113/
Elpas912/
Alphas83115/
Elphaz839/
Elpash835/
Elphay834/
Elphat833/
Elpass831/
Eslpas831/
Elphea830/
Elpa801,653/
Elphace77600/
Alphaus7766/
Elpheus775/
Alpheas774/
Ilpas734,618/
Alpas733,697/
Elpos73653/
Elfas73505/
Elpaz73188/
Helpa73141/
Elpah7383/
Gelpa7331/
Elppa7311/
Ylpas739/
Eelpa739/
Elpay736/
Ielpa733/
Elpad731/
Ellpa731/
Elpap731/
Ilpha731/
Elpac731/
Jlpas731/
Holphaus711/
Halphaus710/
Allpas67428/
Elfass67220/
Helpap67159/
Elposs67122/
Eglipa6787/
Elfast6767/
Jilpas6764/
Hilpas6756/
Alpass6726/
Elfais6723/
Alphos6719/
Elpashova6715/
Gilpas6714/
Elfase6712/
Alpash6711/
Alpais6710/
Elpohy679/
Halpas676/
Elphoo674/
Helpai672/
Ellfas671/
Eylpat671/
Elpace671/
Allpheaus671/
Alphaz671/
Elfash671/
Ailpha670/

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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 Elphas
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