Elkens Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Elkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Elkens (19) may also be a first name.

Elkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elkens occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elkens is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Elkens live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Elkens is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent given name in the world, held by 19 people.

Elkens is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Elkens is most prevalent in: California, where 25 percent reside, Indiana, where 25 percent reside and Michigan, where 25 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Belgium, where 17 percent reside.

Elkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elkens surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elkens Last Name Statistics demography

Elkens earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkenss921/
Gelkens921/
Aelkens921/
Helkens920/
Elkns912/
Geelkens8665/
Heilkens8619/
Geilkens8617/
Elkins8336,031/
Elkenz83103/
Alkens8314/
Ilkens836/
Elkyns831/
Hilkens77659/
Gilkens7748/
Halkens7722/
Jelkins777/
Ailkens773/
Elkkins772/
Eilkins771/
Eelkins771/
Helkins771/
Elkinse770/
Yelkins770/
Oelkins770/
Ellkins770/
Elknz731/
Gehlkins711/
Alkins67957/
Elkims674/
Ilkins673/
Elkinz671/

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Elkens Reference & Research

Elkins DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Elkins DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Elkens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis