Elflein Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Elflein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elflein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1151:72,2029,156
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Elflein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elflein has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elflein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elflein is the 290,856th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Elflein reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,115 people, or 1 in 72,202. In Germany Elflein is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 55 percent live, Thuringia, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Elflein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elflein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elflein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elflein are 41.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Elflein earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.24% more than the national average, earning R 304,740 per year and in United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfline8643/
Elflain8635/
Alflein863/
Elflemn861/
Alflen771,792/
Helffline750/
Elfland7127/
Elflane714/
Alflenn711/
Gelfellain710/
Gellfillian670/
Helfland670/
Gelfillan630/
Gilfillian59392/
Gilfillean594/
Gilfillien590/
Ilfland571/
Gillfillian5632/
Gilfillan504,696/
Gilfellan5054/

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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 Elflein
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