Elkhorn Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elkhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Elkhorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkhorn occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkhorn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Elkhorn reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Elkhorn is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 31 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States Elkhorn exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Elkhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elkhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elkhorn last name expanded 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elkhorn Last Name Statistics demography

Elkhorn earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.34% less than the national average, earning $29,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkorn921/
Elchorn862/
Elkorin862/
Elkcorn861/
Alkhorn860/
Elchhorn808/
Alkhorin803/
Gelchorn802/
Elkarn77184/
Elkern778/
Alkorn774/
Elcorn772/
Alkhoirin7510/
Alkorin7115/
Elkarne712/
Alkoren711/
Elqoren711/
Ilkoren711/
Elcharn711/
Helkern711/
Ilkgoren679/
Elkarina677/
Elkharim674/
Oehlkern672/
Heilkern672/
Alkaharn671/

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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 Elkhorn
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