Elfwing Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elfwing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elfwing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Elfwing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elfwing is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elfwing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Elfwing are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 127,880. In Sweden Elfwing is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent live, Uppsala County, where 13 percent live and Örebro County, where 9 percent live. Besides Sweden it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfing9211/
Yelfing861/
Yelifing801/
Elving77557/
Alfing77254/
Elfang7725/
Elfink771/
Elvinga714/
Alfiang713/
Elfinky711/
Aalfing711/
Elifink711/
Eleving711/
Yelving710/
Alfingah674/
Elfengah671/
Elefeneg671/
El Fineq671/
Aliafing671/
Elveinga671/
Elfienko671/
Oehlfang670/

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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 Elfwing
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