Elfert Surname

202,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Elfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3331:60,3947,767
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Elfert (26) may also be a first name.

Elfert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfert (Russian: Эльферт) occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfert? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,384th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,541,082 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Elfert live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

The surname Elfert is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,333 people, or 1 in 60,394. In Germany Elfert is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Elfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elfert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elfert surname grew 677 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elfert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elfert last name are 39.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elfert earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $47,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning $39,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfert921,474/
Gelfert92574/
Elferte9216/
Elferts928/
Oelfert922/
Elffert921/
Elferth920/
Elfer91259/
Helfertz865/
Gelffert861/
Helfer837,910/
Olfert831,436/
Elfort83798/
Alfert83510/
Gelfer83405/
Elferd83142/
Elfere832/
Elferr832/
Elfart831/
Elfear831/
Helfgerdt8014/
Holfert77626/
Gilfert77345/
Hilfert77128/
Helffer7774/
Elfreth7771/
Eilfort7718/
Helferd7716/
Helpfer7714/
Halfert778/
Ahlfert778/
Gelferd773/
Helfere772/
Hellfer771/
Helfeer771/
Helfeur771/
Gelffer771/
Elferrh771/
Helfort770/
Helfertová759/
Heilfort71111/
Helfgerd7115/
Hilffert7110/
Halferrt712/
Hellfeur711/
Helffier711/
Hilferth710/
Gilferth710/
Helforth710/
Hilfertz710/
Elford674,729/
Hilfer67589/
Alferd67158/
Alfort67124/
Helferová6756/
Gilfer6752/
Helfre6749/
Elfred6725/
Alfart6716/
Hellfarth6713/
Elfard6710/
Hylfer679/
Hellfahrt678/
Elfird676/
Olfort675/
Helferova673/
Elfreh672/
Elfair671/
Ilfort671/
Olfart671/
Elfajr671/
Olferd670/
Elpher670/

Elfert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elfert in the Russian language
Эльфертelfert-

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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 Elfert
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