Elking Surname

41,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt12,0811:7,610923
United States4251:852,84564,957
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Elking (3,365) may also be a first name.

Elking Last Name Facts

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

Elking is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elking? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elking is the 41,617th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 581,005 people. The surname Elking occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elking reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 122,928th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 3,365 people.

The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 12,081 people, or 1 in 7,610. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Elking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elking has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elking last name are 7.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

Elking earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelking9297/
Oelking9241/
Jelking923/
Elkng919/
Oehlking867/
Alking834,912/
Elkeng83366/
Elkink83187/
Ilking832/
Halking7762/
Holking779/
Algking771/
Yolking771/
Hilking770/
Alkng73336/
Hillking714/
Alkeng67220/
Olkeng672/
Alkink671/
Yilkinc6248/
Yilching5721/
Alknk55123/

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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 Elking
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