Elfers Surname

157,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Elfers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7791:45,2535,939
United States7731:468,89939,909
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Elfers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfers occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Elfers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,241st most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,619,535 people. The last name Elfers is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Elfers are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,779 people, or 1 in 45,253. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Bremen, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany Elfers exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Elfers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elfers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elfers surname rose 581 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elfers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elfers surname are 25.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.05% registered to vote for the party.

Elfers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,434 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfers92792/
Elffers92169/
Aelfers9225/
Gelfers923/
Elferst921/
Ellfers921/
Elfears921/
Helffers860/
Alfers83690/
Olfers83510/
Elfors83430/
Elfars83154/
Hilfers77149/
Elffors77112/
Halfers7757/
Olffers7740/
Ellfors7720/
Alfiers776/
Elforss774/
Eilfars771/
Holfers771/
Gilfers770/
Helfersová751/
Hellfors7152/
Alfars67930/
Alfors67207/
Alfirs677/
Ahlfors621,204/
Alvfors6222/
Ollfors6219/
Allfors6217/
Alpfors6210/
Alphers622/
Alhfors621/
Hälfors621/
Älvfors621/
Hällfors57323/
Hallfors5742/
Helfirch574/
Hillfors572/
Höllfors571/
Hällförs571/

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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
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  • 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 Elfers
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