Elbs Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Elbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Austria861:99,01714,343
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
England61:9,286,343223,652
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Elbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elbs has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elbs.

How Common Is The Last Name Elbs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 878,878th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. Elbs is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Elbs live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 468,055. In Germany Elbs is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 79 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Berlin, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Germany Elbs exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Elbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elbs last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elbs surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Elbs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelbs8917/
Helbs891/
Elb861,023/
Helbst801/
Gelb753,618/
Helb75192/
Elbh75153/
Albs7570/
Elps7567/
Olbs7515/
Elws7514/
Elhb754/
Elbx751/
Elbj751/
Elbc751/
Eylb751/
Elbz751/
Ellb750/
Helps672,197/
Gelfs6728/
Helbø6713/
Elbhz674/
Elvås674/
Halbs674/
Holbs672/
Elwse671/
Heelb671/
Elpsh671/
Etleb671/
Geelb671/
Heilb671/
Ellvs671/
Allbs671/
Healb671/
Helbt671/
Yelps671/
Gilbs671/
Hylbs670/
Helfs670/
Eulvs670/
Hilbs670/
Jelps670/

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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 Elbs
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