Elefsen Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Iceland

Elefsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elefsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1721:32,8183,403
Norway401:128,55716,659
Iceland271:14,0771,243
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Elefsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elefsen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elefsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 975,866th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Elefsen is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Elefsen are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Elefsen is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 32,818. In Denmark Elefsen is mostly concentrated in: North Denmark Region, where 50 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 16 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 15 percent live and Iceland, where 10 percent live.

Elefsen Last Name Statistics demography

Elefsen earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning 334,348 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellefsen933,116/
Eilefsen9378/
Elefssen931/
Elefson86239/
Alefsen8662/
Elevsen860/
Elifsen860/
Ellefson803,054/
Oelofsen80693/
Ellevsen8090/
Eilefson8066/
Eilifsen8046/
Ellewsen8021/
Gelefson806/
Eilevsen805/
Eleffson800/
Ellifsen800/
Ellefsson759/
Elleffson751/
Ellefsone750/
Olafsen712,116/
Elofson71491/
Olofsen71380/
Olefson7149/
Elifson7134/
Alofsen7123/
Elafson714/
Alafsen711/
Elofsson672,680/
Ellifson67138/
Eilivsen675/
Ellevsem672/
Oelofson671/
Olefsson671/
Eloyfson671/
Eelofson671/
Helofson670/
Ealifson670/
Eloffson670/
Ellofson670/
Ollefson670/
Ellevson670/

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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 Elefsen
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