Elphas Surname
Approximately 872 people bear this surname
Elphas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 585 | 1:90,498 | 9,091 |
| Kenya | 208 | 1:222,019 | 15,715 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Elphas (17,497) may also be a first name.
Elphas Demographics
Elphas Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Elphas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elphas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elphas is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elphas.
How Common Is The Last Name Elphas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 402,505th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. The last name is primarily found 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 held first name world-wide, held by 17,497 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 90,498. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 71 percent live, Mara Region, where 15 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Tanzania Elphas occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Elphas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elphase | 92 | 7 | / |
| Elpphas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elphaus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elphass | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elpha | 91 | 13 | / |
| Elpas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Alphas | 83 | 115 | / |
| Elphaz | 83 | 9 | / |
| Elpash | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elphay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Elphat | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elpass | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eslpas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elphea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Elpa | 80 | 1,653 | / |
| Elphace | 77 | 600 | / |
| Alphaus | 77 | 66 | / |
| Elpheus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alpheas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ilpas | 73 | 4,618 | / |
| Alpas | 73 | 3,697 | / |
| Elpos | 73 | 653 | / |
| Elfas | 73 | 505 | / |
| Elpaz | 73 | 188 | / |
| Helpa | 73 | 141 | / |
| Elpah | 73 | 83 | / |
| Gelpa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Elppa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ylpas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eelpa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Elpay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ielpa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elpad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ellpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elpap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilpha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elpac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jlpas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holphaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halphaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Allpas | 67 | 428 | / |
| Elfass | 67 | 220 | / |
| Helpap | 67 | 159 | / |
| Elposs | 67 | 122 | / |
| Eglipa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Elfast | 67 | 67 | / |
| Jilpas | 67 | 64 | / |
| Hilpas | 67 | 56 | / |
| Alpass | 67 | 26 | / |
| Elfais | 67 | 23 | / |
| Alphos | 67 | 19 | / |
| Elpashova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gilpas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Elfase | 67 | 12 | / |
| Alpash | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alpais | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elpohy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Halpas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elphoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Helpai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ellfas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eylpat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elpace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allpheaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alphaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elfash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailpha | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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