Elkerson Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Elkerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Elkerson (13) may also be a first name.

Elkerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elkerson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkerson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Elkerson is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Elkerson reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Elkerson is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States Elkerson is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 35 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and New Jersey, where 15 percent live.

Elkerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elkerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elkerson surname increased 1,155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elkerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elkerson surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the political party.

Elkerson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.3% less than the national average, earning $27,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelkerson940/
Ilkerson880/
Gilkerson822,021/
Elkerzoun824/
Jilkerson821/
Hilkerson821/
Helcerson820/
Giilkerson781/
Gillkerson781/
Gilkersen710/
Uilquerson672/
Helkiorsen671/

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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 Elkerson
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