Elfang Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elfang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Elfang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfang is found most frequently in Denmark. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elfang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Elfang reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Elfang is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 256,578. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 86 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 9 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 5 percent reside. Not including Denmark this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and Estonia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfgang9254/
Elfan9163/
Eilfgang861/
Oehlfang860/
Elfane83318/
Elfant83171/
Elfand8398/
Gelfan8337/
Helfan8325/
Alfang836/
Elfain831/
Helfand771,373/
Helfant77265/
Elfanne77138/
Elfatin772/
Elfhamn771/
Helfann771/
Helfane771/
Ilfan7389/
Elfon7322/
Elfam731/
Jlfan731/
D'Elfant7176/
Elfanova711/
Ichelfan711/
Elfond67199/
Elfham67122/
Helfon6770/
Elfont6768/
Hilfan6723/
Gilfan6719/
Gelfon6717/
Ilfant6711/
Ilfand676/
Elfein675/
Alfong674/
Helfanova673/
Olfanc672/
Elfoun671/
Elfaum671/
Ilfaan671/
Illfan671/
Ylfong670/
Elphan670/

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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 Elfang
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