Elken Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Elken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Estonia1461:9,0531,249
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Elken (181) may also be a first name.

Elken Last Name Facts

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

Elken (Russian: Елкен) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elken is the 504,985th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname Elken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Elken are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 677,199th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 181 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Colorado, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Elken occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Elken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 503 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elken surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elken earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning 378,242 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.53% less than the national average, earning R 8,256 per year; in United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 277.07% more than the national average, earning $187,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yelken914,445/
Elkeng91366/
Jelken91266/
Eilken91133/
Helken9186/
Ehlken9132/
Aelken9120/
Gelken913/
Elkn891/
Gehlken83422/
Helkenn83173/
Heilken8345/
Hoelken8327/
Hielken8313/
Yelkent834/
Geilken831/
Gielken830/
Helcken830/
Elkin8015,945/
Elkyn801,091/
Alken80717/
Olken80539/
Ilken80105/
Elkün8092/
Elkng809/
Ölken804/
Elcen801/
Jelkn801/
Elkenova7738/
Gehlcken7713/
Elkina738,745/
Elkyna731,251/
Hilken73884/
Hölken73284/
Yelkin73257/
Elkink73187/
Elhkem73122/
Halken73115/
Helkin73104/
Jelkin7381/
Aalken7378/
Ilcken7376/
Yolken7346/
Holken7330/
Gilken7320/
Elkynd7315/
Gelkin7310/
Olcken738/
Helkyn738/
Elchen737/
El'kin736/
Gelkén734/
Elkhne734/
Elkinn734/
Allken734/
Jilken734/
Ailken732/
Jelkne732/
Elkisn731/
Eilkem731/
Uilken731/
Jelkem731/
Ielkin731/
Hylken731/
Ellkin731/
Eslkin731/
Elckin731/
Oelkin730/
Oilken730/
Aelkin730/
Yilken730/
Ealkin730/
Yeşilkent7152/
Jsielcken711/
Hilcken6760/
Yelkina6750/
Eilkina6728/
Jelkina6726/
Helchen6715/
Gelkina6714/
Hjelløkken679/
Helkyna678/
Elqueen674/
Esilkin674/
Olkn672/
Yel'kin672/
Ielkina672/
Alkn672/
Elhkeem671/
El'kina671/
Yilkien671/
Elkinne671/
Elgkint671/
Eelkyna671/
Halkenn670/
Halkien670/

Elken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elken in the Russian language
Елкенelken-

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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 Elken
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