Elbers Surname

91,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elbers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elbers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6501:30,3794,000
Netherlands1,8731:9,0161,145
United States4021:901,63967,958
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia371:729,61448,196
Palestine341:133,7907,867
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
England151:3,714,537119,675
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Elbers (38) may also be a first name.

Elbers Last Name Facts

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

Elbers is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elbers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,040th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,385,728 people. The surname Elbers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Elbers are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,650 people, or 1 in 30,379. In Germany Elbers is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Elbers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elbers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elbers last name grew 628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elbers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elbers last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elbers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 439.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 104,512 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.12% more than the national average, earning R 356,748 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $57,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elberse92402/
Helbers92249/
Aelbers92227/
Oelbers9233/
Eilbers921/
Gelbers920/
Albers8346,207/
Elvers831,827/
Olbers83397/
Elwers8392/
Elbars8331/
Ilbers830/
Elbersová804/
Aalbers773,526/
Hilbers771,867/
Elborsh77459/
Gilbers77419/
Halbers7720/
Ellvers7713/
Ehlvers7711/
Olbersh7710/
Elouers779/
Helwers778/
Allbers773/
Elvgers772/
Gelvers772/
Albiers771/
Elberch771/
Elbarsh771/
Elwerst771/
Alberrs770/
Albears770/
Albeers770/
Helvers770/
Elverse770/
Eichelbers751/
Hesselbers751/
Elversøe7147/
Elbercht716/
Hillbers713/
Halbeers711/
Elbertje711/
Albors671,489/
Ilbars671,048/
Albars6716/
Ilvers671/
Ilbors671/
Albirs671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elbers
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