Elfes Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Elfes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Australia941:287,18825,495
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England311:1,797,35772,927
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Elfes Last Name Facts

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

Elfes is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Elfes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Elfes live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 633,901. In Germany Elfes is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent reside, Hesse, where 35 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Elfes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elfes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elfes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elfes last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Elfes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.41% more than the national average, earning $55,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Elfees911/
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Elfeis910/
Elfe89281/
Elfiesh831/
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Geilfess770/
Helfer737,910/
Alfeus732,500/
Helfet7362/
Alfeis7353/
Halfes7351/
Elfais7323/
Alfies736/
Helfis734/
Gelfei733/
Alfeas732/
Helfey732/
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Elfish732/
Elferr732/
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Elfyos731/
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Elhwfe731/
Elfije731/
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Elfios731/
Helfed730/
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Elfice730/
Elfa671,034/
Elfi67545/
Helffer6774/
Helpfer6714/
Elfgeeh6713/
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Helfeej674/
Alfeesh673/
Elfj671/
Ylfe671/
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Allfeis671/
Hellfer671/
Helfeer671/
Elfí671/
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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 Elfes
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