Elfing Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Elfing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Elfing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elfing Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elfing is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elfing? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elfing is the 5,812,366th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Elfing live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Halland County, where 100 percent live. Barring Sweden it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Elfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elfing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helfing | 92 | 36 | / |
| Gelfing | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yelfing | 92 | 1 | / |
| Elfin | 91 | 164 | / |
| Elfina | 83 | 1,349 | / |
| Alfing | 83 | 254 | / |
| Helfin | 83 | 95 | / |
| Gelfin | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ealfin | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elfien | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elfink | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elfuin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elffin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elfgin | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hilfing | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aalfing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holfing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gelffin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gilfing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Elfen | 73 | 102 | / |
| Ilfin | 73 | 11 | / |
| Elfyn | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ylfin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elfim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elfinova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Helphing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Helfen | 67 | 682 | / |
| Gelfen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gilfin | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hilfin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elfyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ilfina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elphin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elfnnk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Elfing
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