Elkew Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Elkew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada131:2,834,276161,175

Elkew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkew is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elkew is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Elkew reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Elkew is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,834,276. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 46 percent live, Alberta, where 31 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 23 percent live.

Elkew Last Name Statistics demography

Elkew earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $47,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkeshw831/
Ilkew8027/
Elkiw8014/
Elkev801/
Elkeev7391/
Elkiev7312/
Elkeeb739/
Ilkiew735/
Elkeva731/
Halkiew6731/
Elkayfe674/
Helkeev671/
Hilkeyw670/

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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 Elkew
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