Yelfe Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Yelfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 123 | 1:632,694 | 33,456 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
Yelfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yelfe is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Yelfe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelfe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yelfe is the 1,504,764th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Yelfe are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Yelfe is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 632,694. In Turkey it is most common in: Sirnak Province, where 94 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelfer | 91 | 0 | / |
| Elfe | 89 | 281 | / |
| Yelf | 89 | 61 | / |
| Elffe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yelfi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Oelfe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Elfea | 80 | 7 | / |
| Elfee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ellfe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gelfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elfey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyelf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uylfe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jelfe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elf | 75 | 4,872 | / |
| Gelfei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ealfee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elhwfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eilfey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gielfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayelfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelfer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jelf | 67 | 549 | / |
| Elfi | 67 | 545 | / |
| Gelf | 67 | 93 | / |
| Elff | 67 | 32 | / |
| Elfgeeh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Elfy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ellf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elhf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayolffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehlf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elfí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elvf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeleheb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elfj | 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 Yelfe
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