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

The last name Elkes (Russian: Элькес) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 507,898^th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The last name Elkes is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Elkes live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Elkes is also the 1,381,723^rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 52 people.

The last name Elkes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 1,542,378. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 26 percent live, Florida, where 25 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 28 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Elkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elkes last name expanded 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Elkes surname are 7.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elkes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17% more than the national average, earning $58,131 CAD per year.