Elgue Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Elgue Surname User-submission:

Elgue is originally a Basque name and that it means 'shepherd'.

Elgue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2501:170,97414,355
Uruguay1131:30,3703,497
France301:2,214,091176,965
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Elgue (18) may also be a first name.

Elgue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Elgue is originally a Basque name and that it means 'shepherd'.

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Elgue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elgue is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgue? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elgue is the 651,048th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Elgue are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Elgue is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 170,974. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 60 percent live, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 18 percent live and Entre Ríos Province, where 16 percent live. Aside from Argentina this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 24 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elguea911,050/
Helgue9117/
Elngue911/
Elguej911/
Eulgue911/
Elengue83115/
Elingue834/
Helguea832/
Helguey831/
Elgui8088/
Elque803/
Elgbe802/
Elkue801/
Elg752,424/
Elnque73251/
Helque7315/
Elquez734/
Hilgue733/
Elques732/
Gilgue731/
Elgvea731/
Helg67961/
Elgh67656/
Elke67635/
Elgt6735/
Elquest6718/
Ilengue6715/
Elgg6710/
Elhg677/
Ilingue673/
Elinque673/
Etlg672/
Ealg672/
Elqg671/
Elgp671/
Elengwe671/
Ellg671/
Eilg671/
Elgc671/
Elqe671/
Elnquea671/
Elkouhe671/
Ehlg671/
Elgø671/
El'g671/
Gelg670/

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