Elkiær Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elkiær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkiær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Elkir (8) are calculated separately.

Elkiær Last Name Facts

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

Elkiær is found most in Denmark. It can also occur as a variant: Elkir. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkiær? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Elkiær is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Elkiær reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 806,388. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 71 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 14 percent live and Region Zealand, where 14 percent live. Other than Denmark Elkiær is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkir978/
Helkiær923/
Elkjær831,515/
Elkhir83286/
Elkird83136/
Elkeir8316/
Elkair836/
Elkisr834/
Elkire831/
Elkier830/
Elkhair7717,655/
Elkheir7712,664/
Elkhier773,899/
Helkjær7712/
Elkhire772/
Elkaisr771/
Elgkjær771/
Halkiær771/
Yelkhir771/
Elkaire771/
Elhkair771/
Yelkier770/
Elker73302/
Alkir7324/
Ilkir7311/
Elcir731/
Yeşilkir71603/
Eelkheir7138/
Elkhaire716/
Yesilkir714/
Elkheire712/
Elkhheir711/
Elkhhier711/
Elkaheir711/
Oelker671,187/
Helker67782/
Elkher67603/
Alkier67162/
Ilkjær67129/
Aelker67125/
Gelker67124/
Alkjær6727/
Olkjær6724/
Alkhir6722/
Eilker6719/
Ehlker6716/
Elkeer6713/
Alkair6712/
Jelker6711/
Yelker675/
Ealker675/
Elkerd672/
Elhker672/
Elcair672/
Elcker671/
Olkier671/
Elkerr671/
Elkhre671/
Alkeir671/
Elkhèr671/
Elkhér671/

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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 Elkiær
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