Elferen Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elferen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elferen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
France11:66,422,722504,397

Elferen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elferen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elferen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Elferen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,055,448. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 38 percent live, Gelderland, where 31 percent live and North Holland, where 31 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfering801,252/
Heilfern801/
Elferinq801/
Olfern779/
Elffering758/
Helfering751/
Ilfrene71954/
Alferin7172/
Ylfrene7112/
Halfern712/
Alferyn711/
Olferin711/
Elfajrin671/
Hilferink63419/
Helfajrin6313/
Alforn625/
Alfarn622/
Ilfarn621/
Alfarin5719/
Ahlforn576/
Ilfirin573/
Alfirin572/
Halforn571/
Halphern531/
Elpharin531/

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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 Elferen
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