Elphin Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Elphin Surname Definition:

ELPHIN: A variant of Alpin, which see. Elphin or Elpin, prior of Inchaffray in first quarter of thirteenth century (LAC., p. 250).

Elphin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elphin (116) may also be a first name.

Elphin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ELPHIN: A variant of Alpin, which see. Elphin or Elpin, prior of Inchaffray in first quarter of thirteenth century (LAC., p. 250).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Elphin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elphin has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elphin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Elphin are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 868,627th most common first name world-wide, held by 116 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Elphin is most frequent in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Barring India it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elphina922/
Elphink922/
Elphine921/
Gelphin921/
Helphing860/
Alphin831,662/
Olphin83121/
Elpuin831/
Elphen830/
Allphin77894/
Halphin7769/
Gilphin7724/
Elphene772/
Helpine771/
Helpain771/
Alphein771/
Elphgen770/
Elfin73164/
Alphn730/
Jilphine711/
Healpain710/
Halphein710/
Elfina671,349/
Alpuin67988/
Alphen67445/
Helfin6795/
Olphen6748/
Alpoin6729/
Gelfin6716/
Elfing6711/
Alpain677/
Oelfin676/
Ealfin675/
Elfien673/
Alpein672/
Elfink671/
Elfuin671/
Elpgen671/
Allphn671/
Elffin671/
Elfgin670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elphin
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