Elgh Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Sweden2881:34,1902,786
Finland81:687,08836,047
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Macau11:601,6301,582
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Elgh Last Name Facts

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

Elgh is found most in Morocco. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 501,369th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Elgh live; 52 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Mahgreb.

It is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Apart from Morocco this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 44 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Elgh Last Name Statistics demography

Elgh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $58,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helgh896/
Ejlgh891/
Jelgh891/
Elg862,424/
Egligh802/
Eelegh801/
Hoelgh800/
Helg75961/
Algh75402/
Elkh75176/
Elhq75122/
Elgt7535/
Elgg7510/
Elhg757/
Yelg754/
Etlg752/
Ealg752/
Ellg751/
Eilg751/
Ehlg751/
Elgø751/
El'g751/
Elhx751/
Elgc751/
Elgp751/
Elqg751/
Jelg751/
Jlgh751/
Gelg750/
Heilegh731/
Elgue67464/
Helgø6779/
Haelg6769/
Helgå6755/
Jielg6752/
Gielg6726/
Eeleg6710/
Etelg678/
Jelkh678/
Gelgg678/
Halgh677/
Elhke676/
Heilg675/
Hälgh673/
Elgås672/
Helhg672/
Elhgg671/
Eilhg671/
Eelgs671/
Ilhgh671/
Yolgh671/
Gelkh671/
Elkhe670/
Heelg670/

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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 Elgh
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