Elffers Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Elffers Last Name Facts

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

Elffers occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elffers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Elffers is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Elffers are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Elffers is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands Elffers is most frequent in: North Holland, where 43 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Gelderland, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Elffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elffers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elffers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elffers surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elffers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 43.58% less than the national average, earning R 134,076 per year and in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helffers930/
Elfers922,782/
Helfers86792/
Elffors86112/
Olffers8640/
Aelfers8625/
Gelfers863/
Elferst861/
Ellfers861/
Elfears861/
Alfers77690/
Olfers77510/
Elfors77430/
Elfars77154/
Hilfers71149/
Halfers7157/
Ellfors7120/
Alfiers716/
Elforss714/
Eilfars711/
Helfersová711/
Holfers711/
Gilfers710/
Hellfors6752/
Alfars62930/
Alfors62207/
Alfirs627/
Ahlfors571,204/
Alvfors5722/
Ollfors5719/
Allfors5717/
Alpfors5710/
Alphers572/
Älvfors571/
Hälfors571/
Alhfors571/
Hällfors53323/
Hallfors5342/
Helfirch534/
Hillfors532/
Höllfors531/
Hällförs531/

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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 Elffers
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