Elin Forename
8,633rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 119,577 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands
Elin Forename User-submission:
Elin is a Swedish version of the Greek name Helena, which means 'light' or 'beaming'.
Elin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 100% | 38,221 | 1:6,749 | 889 |
| Sweden | 100% | 37,390 | 1:264 | 40 |
| Norway | 100% | 18,268 | 1:281 | 60 |
| Denmark | - | 4,523 | 1:1,249 | 243 |
| Lebanon | 99% | 4,448 | 1:1,265 | 268 |
| United States | 92% | 2,220 | 1:163,305 | 6,238 |
| Honduras | 100% | 914 | 1:9,647 | 971 |
| Wales | 100% | 865 | 1:3,577 | 505 |
| Israel | 90% | 836 | 1:10,051 | 1,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 753 | 1:10,826 | 1,090 |
| Egypt | 100% | 586 | 1:156,828 | 6,244 |
| England | 100% | 580 | 1:95,867 | 3,702 |
| India | 81% | 573 | 1:2,120,206 | 108,488 |
| Malaysia | 87% | 547 | 1:55,667 | 4,481 |
| Mexico | 82% | 479 | 1:259,174 | 4,092 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 476 | 1:21,914 | 1,995 |
| Finland | 100% | 461 | 1:11,894 | 866 |
| Jordan | 99% | 437 | 1:20,199 | 1,066 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 423 | 1:39,958 | 2,968 |
| Brazil | 100% | 351 | 1:610,359 | 18,745 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 349 | 1:20,030 | 1,532 |
| Palestine | 100% | 344 | 1:13,227 | 917 |
| Thailand | 100% | 321 | 1:218,274 | 13,936 |
| Peru | 53% | 313 | 1:101,570 | 3,633 |
| Iraq | 100% | 309 | 1:113,326 | 2,600 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 293 | 1:103,078 | 4,650 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 257 | 1:191 | 15 |
| Nicaragua | 55% | 247 | 1:24,366 | 1,671 |
| Philippines | 92% | 246 | 1:430,933 | 15,065 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 234 | 1:758,822 | 20,760 |
| Germany | 100% | 216 | 1:447,583 | 4,965 |
| Canada | 100% | 213 | 1:155,556 | 6,565 |
| Estonia | 100% | 194 | 1:6,780 | 912 |
| Russia | 74% | 167 | 1:863,675 | 7,838 |
| Colombia | 52% | 152 | 1:314,335 | 5,970 |
| Haiti | 100% | 147 | 1:72,972 | 4,454 |
| China | - | 146 | 1:9,356,546 | 59,579 |
| France | 59% | 129 | 1:515,274 | 5,475 |
| Azerbaijan | 82% | 116 | 1:83,129 | 4,065 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Iceland | 100% | 110 | 1:3,327 | 465 |
| Argentina | 86% | 93 | 1:459,927 | 3,551 |
| Slovenia | 93% | 88 | 1:27,940 | 1,524 |
| Ecuador | - | 70 | 1:253,242 | 3,865 |
| Guatemala | 87% | 70 | 1:230,120 | 3,216 |
| Turkey | 96% | 68 | 1:1,144,143 | 10,686 |
| Cuba | - | 66 | 1:174,342 | 2,713 |
| Spain | 100% | 65 | 1:715,846 | 7,497 |
| Australia | - | 63 | 1:216,788 | 5,205 |
| Chile | 62% | 60 | 1:293,453 | 4,518 |
| El Salvador | - | 59 | 1:107,488 | 2,183 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 58 | 1:141,612 | 3,820 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 57 | 1:125,474 | 8,859 |
| Belgium | 100% | 55 | 1:208,910 | 5,023 |
| Portugal | - | 55 | 1:189,288 | 4,092 |
| Czechia | 76% | 52 | 1:204,926 | 1,616 |
| Singapore | 100% | 44 | 1:142,888 | 7,923 |
| Costa Rica | 66% | 38 | 1:125,472 | 3,625 |
| South Africa | 100% | 38 | 1:1,435,070 | 48,198 |
| Cambodia | 75% | 33 | 1:493,131 | 10,612 |
| Panama | 100% | 33 | 1:118,381 | 5,491 |
| Yemen | - | 28 | 1:939,170 | 3,061 |
| Austria | 100% | 27 | 1:315,341 | 3,671 |
| Scotland | 100% | 27 | 1:198,162 | 3,518 |
| Taiwan | 80% | 24 | 1:990,403 | 38,270 |
| Syria | - | 23 | 1:839,395 | 3,066 |
| Albania | 88% | 22 | 1:138,480 | 8,433 |
| New Zealand | - | 20 | 1:226,802 | 7,241 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| South Korea | - | 19 | 1:291,812 | 9,421 |
| Burkina Faso | 83% | 18 | 1:1,021,082 | 27,989 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 16 | 1:3,299,270 | 23,966 |
| Greenland | - | 14 | 1:4,026 | 570 |
| Kazakhstan | 60% | 13 | 1:1,365,142 | 12,672 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 13 | 1:263,664 | 4,255 |
| Jamaica | - | 11 | 1:262,112 | 7,926 |
| Bolivia | - | 10 | 1:1,060,140 | 3,387 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Armenia | 100% | 9 | 1:324,306 | 4,600 |
| Bangladesh | 67% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Belarus | 67% | 8 | 1:1,185,298 | 6,117 |
| Italy | 94% | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Liberia | 67% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Georgia | 71% | 6 | 1:623,078 | 10,501 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Romania | 100% | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Iran | - | 4 | 1:19,624,217 | 40,893 |
| Paraguay | 75% | 4 | 1:1,809,201 | 8,869 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 4 | 1:3,855,954 | 74,439 |
| Croatia | - | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
The alternate forms: Elín (1,993), Elìn (1) & Élin (1) are calculated separately.
Elin (6,559) may also be a surname.
Elin Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Elin is a Swedish version of the Greek name Helena, which means 'light' or 'beaming'.
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Elin Demographics
Elin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 10 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Elin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elin in the Russian language | ||
| Элин | elin | - |
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