Elphus Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Elphus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Elphus (1,717) may also be a first name.
Elphus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elphus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elphus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elphus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Elphus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Elphus are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 185,275th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,717 people.
The surname Elphus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 57 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Ondo, where 21 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Elphus is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Iceland, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elpheus | 92 | 5 | / |
| Elphaus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elpus | 91 | 108 | / |
| Alphus | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ilphus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helpus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Elpu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Alpheus | 77 | 450 | / |
| Alphaus | 77 | 66 | / |
| Alphuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alphush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olphuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elpos | 73 | 653 | / |
| Elpuz | 73 | 126 | / |
| Olpus | 73 | 105 | / |
| Alpus | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gelpu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Elfus | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ellpu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elpuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holphaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halphaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elposs | 67 | 122 | / |
| Hõlpus | 67 | 65 | / |
| Alpous | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gelfus | 67 | 23 | / |
| Helpup | 67 | 15 | / |
| Alpuis | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hilpus | 67 | 12 | / |
| Holpus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alpeus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eilpuu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elphoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alpush | 67 | 4 | / |
| Helpud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alpfus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halpus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ollpus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elphus
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