Elfter Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Elfter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elfter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elfter occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfter? popularity and diffusion

Elfter is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Elfter are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Elfter is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, Missouri, where 26 percent are found and Florida, where 21 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Elfter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elfter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elfter surname rose 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elfter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elfter last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Elfter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.49% less than the national average, earning $26,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfter92270/
Alfter83534/
Elftes831/
Halfter77699/
Holfter77104/
Elftieh7716/
Halffter7133/
Helvte671/
Elhfta671/
Hilfti504/

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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 Elfter
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