Elgers Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elgers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Elgers (10) may also be a first name.

Elgers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elgers occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Elgers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Elgers is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Elgers reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Elgers is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Elgers is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 213,762. In The Netherlands Elgers is most numerous in: South Holland, where 68 percent are found, North Brabant, where 13 percent are found and Groningen, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands Elgers is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Elgers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elgers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elgers Last Name Statistics demography

Elgers earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.11% less than the national average, earning $28,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helgers92521/
Elghers9281/
Oelgers920/
Elers91407/
Helguers8662/
Hellgers861/
Heilgers861/
Ehlers8340,653/
Eilers8318,727/
Ellers831,150/
Olgers83343/
Eylers83214/
Elerss83153/
Elsers83124/
Elersh83122/
Algers8371/
Elhers8369/
Ejlers8335/
Eulers8329/
Eliers8323/
Elersp8314/
Helers835/
Ilgers831/
Eslers831/
Elerse831/
Ealers830/
Eleers830/
Hilgers7710,075/
Elhersh77497/
Hellers77291/
Heilers77203/
Algiers77201/
Gellers77115/
Heulers7795/
Holgers7791/
Eilerås7788/
Eijlers7783/
Ellerås7732/
Elliers7729/
Heelers7718/
Eislers7710/
Elgirsh779/
Helgars778/
Ehlears778/
Eihlers777/
Etlersø776/
Elghars775/
Elgarsh774/
Hejlers772/
Allgers772/
Eillers772/
Eiliers772/
Ellerss771/
Elehers771/
Jeulers771/
Hylgers771/
Elierst771/
Yeslers771/
Eylerst771/
Eileers771/
Ehilers771/
Elchers771/
Ehliers770/
Ellehrs770/
Yellers770/
Ehelers770/
Ehllers770/
Gilgers770/
Ehlgars770/
Gehlers770/
Ehlehrs770/
Ehleirs770/
Ehlersd770/
Heilijgers7592/
Heigligers752/
Ilers732/
Jlers730/
Elirs730/
Elguerch71173/
Heislers7149/
Hillgers713/
Elkhersh711/
Helliers711/
Heileers710/
Eilliers710/
Gillgers710/
Illers67139/
Elguerche674/
Algars673/
Hilers672/
Aylers672/
Uilers671/
Haallgers671/
Ellirs670/
Ailers670/
Ehlirs670/

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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 Elgers
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