Elg Surname
Approximately 2,424 people bear this surname
Elg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 654 | 1:15,056 | 1,288 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| United States | 474 | 1:764,681 | 59,530 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Finland | 186 | 1:29,552 | 3,951 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Elg (128) may also be a first name.
Elg Demographics
Average Elg Salary in
United States
$41,861 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elg occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elg is the 176,519th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,006,413 people. Elg occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Elg live; 39 percent live in North Africa and 36 percent live in Scandinavia. Elg is also the 821,896th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 128 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 15,056. In Sweden Elg is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 15 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Elg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,354 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Elg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Elg last name are 14.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.07% registered with the political party.
The amount Elg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning 261,518 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,830 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helg | 86 | 961 | / |
| Elgh | 86 | 656 | / |
| Elgt | 86 | 35 | / |
| Elgg | 86 | 10 | / |
| Elhg | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yelg | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ealg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Etlg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jelg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ellg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eilg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ehlg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elgø | 86 | 1 | / |
| El'g | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elgc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elgp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elqg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gelg | 86 | 0 | / |
| Elgue | 75 | 464 | / |
| Helgø | 75 | 79 | / |
| Haelg | 75 | 69 | / |
| Helgå | 75 | 55 | / |
| Jielg | 75 | 52 | / |
| Gielg | 75 | 26 | / |
| Eeleg | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gelgg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Etelg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Helgh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Heilg | 75 | 5 | / |
| Elgås | 75 | 2 | / |
| Helhg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jelgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eelgs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eilhg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejlgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elhgg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heelg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ilg | 67 | 4,953 | / |
| Elk | 67 | 2,789 | / |
| Elx | 67 | 316 | / |
| Helgås | 67 | 108 | / |
| Alg | 67 | 105 | / |
| Olg | 67 | 94 | / |
| Elc | 67 | 37 | / |
| Elgsås | 67 | 24 | / |
| Helgue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jlg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Heileg | 67 | 12 | / |
| Elq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ylg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egligh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Älg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eelegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoelgh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Elg
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