Elers Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Elers Surname Definition:

"Peter Elers, of the ancient baronial family of that name, migrated from Germany, and came over to this country at the time when George I. was called to the throne." Burke's Commoners, IV. 418.

Elers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Finland751:73,2898,104
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark181:313,59522,770
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Elers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Peter Elers, of the ancient baronial family of that name, migrated from Germany, and came over to this country at the time when George I. was called to the throne." Burke's Commoners, IV. 418.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Elers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elers (Georgian: ელერს, Russian: Элерс) is found most frequently in New Zealand. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elers is the 717,442nd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Elers is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Elers live; 31 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 46,207. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Waikato Region, where 23 percent are found, Hawke's Bay Region, where 19 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 18 percent are found. Apart from New Zealand it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Elers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elers surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elers surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Elers earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning $33,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehlers9140,653/
Eilers9118,727/
Ellers911,150/
Eylers91214/
Elerss91153/
Elersh91122/
Elgers91113/
Oelers91107/
Elhers9169/
Ejlers9135/
Eulers9129/
Eliers9123/
Elersp9114/
Helers915/
Eloers911/
Eslers911/
Elerse911/
Elaers911/
Ealers910/
Eleers910/
Oellers831,537/
Oehlers831,383/
Elhersh83497/
Hellers83291/
Heilers83203/
Helaers83170/
Eulaers83160/
Gellers83115/
Heulers8395/
Eilerås8388/
Eijlers8383/
Eliaers8344/
Ellerås8332/
Elliers8329/
Heelers8318/
Eislers8310/
Ehlears838/
Eihlers837/
Etlersø836/
Oelhers833/
Eiliers832/
Eillers832/
Hejlers832/
Hoelers831/
Ehilers831/
Eileers831/
Eylerst831/
Yeslers831/
Jeulers831/
Elehers831/
Ellerss831/
Ehelers830/
Ehllers830/
Ehliers830/
Gehlers830/
Ehlehrs830/
Ehleirs830/
Ehlersd830/
Ellehrs830/
Yellers830/
Alers802,187/
Olers8066/
Elors803/
Ilers802/
Elirs800/
Jlers800/
Elars800/
Heislers7749/
Heylaers772/
Heilgers771/
Hellaers771/
Helliers771/
Eilliers770/
Heileers770/
Ahlers7317,044/
Allers733,860/
Ellars73286/
Illers73139/
Alaers73117/
Ollers7382/
Aliers7334/
Öhlers7334/
Holers7328/
Alhers7327/
Olerås737/
Ohlers736/
Alerås736/
Elhars734/
Ellors732/
Aylers732/
Hilers732/
Halers731/
Olhers731/
Ilgers731/
Ehlars731/
Ehlors731/
Aloers731/
Uilers731/
Elorsh731/
Elarsh731/
Ellirs730/
Eilars730/
Ehlirs730/
Ailers730/
Hillers671,802/
Alhersh67485/
Hollers67387/
Hallers67207/
Gillers6749/
Gijlers6748/
Alearsh6732/
Jailers6726/
Alliers6711/
Hislers6710/
Elgirsh679/
Ahllers675/
Hyllers674/
Elaarsh674/
Elhorsh674/
Illerås673/
Elherch672/
Elairse672/
Olliers672/
Elliors671/
Allears671/
Hylgers671/
Illiers671/
Ahhlers671/
Elharsh671/
Ahloers670/
Gilgers670/
Jillers670/
Alleers670/
Jlliers670/
Gaylers670/

Elers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elers in the Georgian language
ელერსelers-
Elers in the Russian language
Элерсelers-

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