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Where Does The Last Name Elets Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Elets (Russian: Елец) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elets? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Elets is the 408,463^rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Elets are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 25,336. In Belarus Elets is most frequent in: Brest Region, where 85 percent reside, Minsk, where 12 percent reside and Grodno Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Belarus it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 39 percent reside and Ukraine, where 16 percent reside.

Elets Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Elets surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Elets last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.