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 surname Elfing occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elfing? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Elfing live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Elfing is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Elfing is most numerous in: Halland County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Elfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elfing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elfing surname 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
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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 Elfing
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