Elghorn Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elghorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Elghorn Last Name Facts

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

Elghorn has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghorn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elghorn are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden Elghorn is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 75 percent reside, Norrbotten County, where 14 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Elghorn occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Elghorn
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