Elfgen Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Elfgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Elfgen Last Name Facts

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

Elfgen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Elfgen live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Elfgen is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent reside, Berlin, where 9 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Elfgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elfgen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elfgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elfgen surname are 39.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elfgen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.11% less than the national average, earning 300,694 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfgen9249/
Elfene83142/
Yelfgn839/
Elfein835/
Elfien833/
Elfgin830/
Elfetin7722/
Yelfgne774/
Elfigne771/
Elphgen770/
Ylfgn731/
Yelfigne7136/
Yelfegne711/
Healfzen710/
Elfine673/
Yilfgn671/
Elfain671/
Elfuin671/
Elfheim628/
Elphene622/
Elfzing621/
Ilfcn551/
Heselfine530/
Elvsén5020/

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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 Elfgen
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