Elhers Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Elhers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Elhers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elhers has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Elhers live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 69 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Elhers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elhers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elhers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elhers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning R 263,976 per year and in United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elhersh92497/
Oelhers923/
Elehers921/
Elers91407/
Ehlers8340,653/
Eilers8318,727/
Ellers831,150/
Eylers83214/
Elerss83153/
Elersh83122/
Elgers83113/
Oelers83107/
Ejlers8335/
Eulers8329/
Alhers8327/
Eliers8323/
Elersp8314/
Helers835/
Elhars834/
Olhers831/
Eloers831/
Eslers831/
Elerse831/
Elaers831/
Ealers830/
Eleers830/
Oellers771,537/
Oehlers771,383/
Alhersh77485/
Hellers77291/
Heilers77203/
Helaers77170/
Eulaers77160/
Gellers77115/
Heulers7795/
Eilerås7788/
Eijlers7783/
Eliaers7744/
Ellerås7732/
Elliers7729/
Heelers7718/
Eislers7710/
Ehlears778/
Eihlers777/
Etlersø776/
Elhorsh774/
Eiliers772/
Eillers772/
Elherch772/
Hejlers772/
Hoelers771/
Ehilers771/
Eileers771/
Eylerst771/
Yeslers771/
Jeulers771/
Ellerss771/
Elharsh771/
Ehelers770/
Ehllers770/
Ehliers770/
Gehlers770/
Ehlehrs770/
Ehleirs770/
Ehlersd770/
Ellehrs770/
Yellers770/
Alers732,187/
Olers7366/
Elors733/
Ilers732/
Elirs730/
Jlers730/
Elars730/
Heislers7149/
Heylaers712/
Heilgers711/
Hellaers711/
Helliers711/
Eilliers710/
Heileers710/
Ahlers6717,044/
Allers673,860/
Ellars67286/
Illers67139/
Alaers67117/
Ollers6782/
Aliers6734/
Öhlers6734/
Holers6728/
Alhars6714/
Olerås677/
Ohlers676/
Alerås676/
Alahrs674/
Ellors672/
Aylers672/
Hilers672/
Halers671/
Ilgers671/
Ehlars671/
Ehlors671/
Aloers671/
Uilers671/
Elorsh671/
Elarsh671/
Ellirs670/
Eilars670/
Ehlirs670/
Ailers670/

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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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  • 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 Elhers
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