Elefson Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Elefson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elefson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Canada591:624,50251,218
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Elefson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elefson has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elefson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,048,281st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Elefson are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Elefson is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 27 percent are found, Washington, where 16 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Elefson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elefson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elefson last name increased 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elefson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elefson surname are 14.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elefson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $38,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $47,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellefson933,054/
Eilefson9366/
Gelefson936/
Eleffson930/
Ellefsson889/
Elleffson881/
Ellefsone880/
Elefsen86265/
Elifson8634/
Ellefsen803,116/
Ellifson80138/
Eilefsen8078/
Elefssen801/
Eloyfson801/
Ealifson800/
Ellevson800/
Isleifson7576/
Eilifsson757/
Jailefson751/
Yollefson751/
Illeffson750/
Isleifsson7133/
Elibson713/
Elevsen710/
Elifsen710/
Ellevsen6790/
Eilifsen6746/
Eliovson6735/
Ellewsen6721/
Eilevsen675/
Iliffson670/
Ellifsen670/
Eilivsen535/
Ellevsem532/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elefson
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