Elkjaer Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elkjaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Elkjaer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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Elkjaer (99) may also be a first name.

Elkjaer Last Name Facts

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

Elkjaer is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkjaer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Elkjaer live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia. Elkjaer is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 99 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 86,842. In Denmark Elkjaer is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent live. Apart from Denmark this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkjar9225/
Alkjaer8618/
Ilkjaer869/
Elkyaer862/
Elcjaer861/
Halkjaer8031/
Holkjaer802/
Hilkjaer801/
Halkjar718/
Alkijar711/

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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 Elkjaer
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