Elfving Surname

210,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elfving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,3161:7,482693
Finland2681:20,5102,901
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
Australia521:519,14839,018
Norway401:128,55716,659
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elfving Last Name Facts

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

Elfving (Russian: Эльфвинг) is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfving? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 210,379th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,714,346 people. The last name Elfving is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Elfving live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 7,482. In Sweden Elfving is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 14 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Sweden Elfving is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Elfving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elfving has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elfving surname increased 13,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elfving Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elfving surname are 15.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elfving earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning 364,321 kr per year and in United States they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning $68,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfvin92136/
Ulfving8620/
Alfving8615/
Elfvain861/
Elveving801/
Elfvén7796/
Elfven775/
Alveving673/
Elfefink671/

Elfving Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elfving in the Russian language
Эльфвингelfving-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elfving
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