Elbe Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Elbe Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

Elbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6111:131,76016,047
United States5181:699,72855,357
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Austria1121:76,03111,516
Canada531:695,20056,020
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Estonia271:48,9569,235
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
France221:3,019,215204,848
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Israel111:777,96750,646
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
China31:455,773,85521,925
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Elbé (2) & Elbè (1) are calculated separately.

Elbe (1,084) may also be a first name.

Elbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

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Elbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻠﺐ, Russian: Эльбе) is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Elbé or Elbè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elbe is the 239,952nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Elbe reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Elbe is also the 242,513th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,084 people.

Elbe is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 131,760. In Germany Elbe is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Elbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elbe last name rose 822 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elbe are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elbe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.96% more than the national average, earning $64,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elbé922/
Elbè921/
Elbey891,964/
Elbeh89960/
Elber89638/
Elbez89288/
Gelbe89101/
Helbe8960/
Elbes8957/
Elbee8936/
Elbet8934/
Oelbe8917/
Yelbe8915/
Elbie8913/
Jelbe8911/
Elbei896/
Elbed892/
Elbea891/
Elbeu891/
Helber801,636/
Elbeih801,145/
Elbeah80459/
Yelbey80448/
Elbesh80315/
Elbeeh80305/
Elbieh80276/
Eilbes80147/
Eilber80142/
Helbet80136/
Elbess80122/
Helbes8047/
Elbech8046/
Hellbe8017/
Elberh8017/
Jelbes8012/
Elbeit8011/
Elbeer8010/
Elbeid807/
Etelbe805/
Hoelbe805/
Helbey803/
Yelber802/
Helbez801/
Helbie801/
Elbest801/
Ellbey801/
Yelbie801/
Oelbey801/
Gelbee801/
Elbeet801/
Elbehy801/
Elbher801/
Elbhje801/
Jelbie801/
Ellber800/
Elbett800/
Elbedt800/
Helbed800/
Elba753,228/
Albe752,880/
Elue752,489/
Elby752,298/
Elbi75952/
Elve75916/
Olbe75236/
Elwe75126/
Ilbe7524/
Elbj751/
Elbahey73709/
Elbetch73101/
Helbech7332/
D'Elbée7314/
Elbeidh7311/
Elbhihe7310/
Elbahei739/
Helberh737/
Elbahie735/
Helbetz732/
Elbeydh732/
Echilbe732/
D'Elbee732/
Elbecht731/
Elbeher731/
Jelbech731/
Helbest730/
Eselbey730/
Yelve674,963/
Albee673,804/
Halbe673,269/
Yelbi672,390/
Elbay672,195/
Albea671,442/
Elver671,439/
Ilbey671,425/
Elweu671,114/
Elvey67912/
Albei67805/
Elbio67758/
Hilbe67657/
Elves67637/
Helve67561/
Helba67403/
Albie67306/
Holbe67300/
Jelbi67240/
Albey67230/
Elvie67224/
Elbhy67214/
Ölbei67198/
Gelve67179/
Elbit67162/
Elbih67162/
Eloue67138/
Elbahaie67123/
Yilbe6791/
Elboj6785/
Helby6781/
Elbiz6767/
Gilbe6765/
Elbis6764/
Helwe6759/
Ilber6758/
Olbey6745/
Elwie6732/
Elvet6731/
Elvej6731/
Ealba6730/
Helbi6728/
Elvea6726/
Helue6722/
Gelbi6718/
Albeh6717/
Ölbey6716/
Jelve6716/
Ellwe6715/
Elwee6713/
Elvee6713/
Ellby6713/
Elwey6713/
Ilbeh6712/
Yelba6711/
Olbeh6711/
Ilbeş679/
Olbei678/
Ylber678/
Elbai678/
Elemp677/
Gelby676/
Elbid676/
Albej676/
Hölbe676/
Elhbi675/
Eilby675/
Elboy674/
Elvez674/
Yelby674/
Elbaa674/
Jelby673/
Elwez673/
Elhba673/
Aelbi673/
Elueh673/
Ilbes673/
Olbea673/
Olbie672/
Jilbe672/
Ellue672/
Ellve672/
Eluey672/
Jelba672/
Elues672/
Ohlbe671/
Echelber671/
Eitelber671/
Elveh671/
Elwei671/
Allbe671/
Eylbi671/
Ielve671/
Olhbe671/
Ilbge671/
Eluer671/
Elvei671/
Elbyś671/
Elbaj671/
Eslby671/
Albhe671/
Alhbe671/
Elboi671/
Etelbeth671/
Yolbe671/
Oelbi671/
Ejlbi671/
Elbhi671/
Elbuj671/
Elbuy671/
Elmpe671/
Olbee670/
Aelby670/
Heilbeth670/
Helbecht670/
Albeu670/
Esselbee670/
Elved670/

Elbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻠﺐlb-
Elbe in the Russian language
Эльбеelbe-

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