Elan Surname
Approximately 3,838 people bear this surname
Elan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,030 | 1:98,290 | 17,133 |
| Indonesia | 739 | 1:178,957 | 17,253 |
| Syria | 514 | 1:37,551 | 2,287 |
| Jordan | 359 | 1:24,631 | 3,361 |
| United States | 237 | 1:1,529,363 | 103,723 |
| India | 128 | 1:5,992,698 | 140,682 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Haiti | 100 | 1:106,839 | 5,069 |
| Turkey | 77 | 1:1,010,668 | 45,670 |
| Malaysia | 60 | 1:491,570 | 24,692 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
The alternate forms: Élan (4) are calculated separately.
Elan (27,953) may also be a first name.
Elan Demographics
Average Elan Salary in
United States
$38,712 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elan (Georgian: ელან, Hindi: एलन, Marathi: अॅलन, Oriya: ଏଲାନ, Russian: Элан) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Élan. Click here for other potential spellings of Elan.
How Common Is The Last Name Elan? popularity and diffusion
Elan is the 119,677th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,898,787 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Elan live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Elan is also the 29,442nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27,953 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,030 people, or 1 in 98,290. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Caraga, where 26 percent live, National Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Central Luzon, where 15 percent live. Other than The Philippines it exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Syria, where 13 percent live.
Elan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elan surname grew 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Elan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Elan surname is principally Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Elan surname are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.58% being registered with the party.
The amount Elan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $38,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $43,958 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elan in the Georgian language | ||
| ელან | elan | - |
| Elan in the Marathi language | ||
| अॅलन | aelana | 89.47 |
| एलान | elana | 1.75 |
| एलन | elana | 1.75 |
| ऍलन | elana | 0.88 |
| Elan in the Hindi language | ||
| एलन | elana | 57.38 |
| एलान | elana | 31.15 |
| ऐलान | ailana | 9.02 |
| ऐलन | ailana | 2.46 |
| Elan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲାନ | elana | 50 |
| ଏଲନ | elana | 15 |
| ଇଲନ | ilana | 15 |
| ଏଲନ୍ | elan | 10 |
| ଇେଲନ | ielana | 5 |
| ଏଲାନ୍ | elan | 5 |
| Elan in the Russian language | ||
| Элан | elan | - |
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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
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- 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 Elan
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