View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Elker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Elker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ) is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Elker is the 889,654^th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Elker reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 329,714^th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 637 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Nebraska, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Elker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Elker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elker Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Elker surname are 30.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.5% being registered with the party.

Elker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $37,669 USD per year.