Elfstedt Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elfstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Norway341:151,24418,822
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Elfstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elfstedt is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfstedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Elfstedt live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 109,408. In Sweden Elfstedt is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent are found, Värmland County, where 26 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Elfstedt Last Name Statistics demography

Elfstedt earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.32% less than the national average, earning 251,525 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulfstedt8883/
Elvstedt8812/
Elvestedt826/
Elvsted800/
Alvstedt753/
Alfstead753/
Hylfsted750/
Eilefstad719/
Ölvestedt714/
Ylvestedt713/
Alfstad67352/
Olivestedt6733/
Ulfstad6716/
Elvstad678/
Alvstead631/
Helfstay630/
Elbshti531/

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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 Elfstedt
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