Elkjær Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elkjær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkjær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,4921:3,783333
Norway121:428,52437,411
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Elkjær Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkjær is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elkjær.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkjær? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 259,470th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elkjær reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,492 people, or 1 in 3,783. In Denmark Elkjær is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 35 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Elkjær Last Name Statistics demography

Elkjær earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 35.76% more than the national average, earning 469,831 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helkjær9212/
Elgkjær921/
Ilkjær83129/
Alkjær8327/
Olkjær8324/
Elkiær838/
Halkjær77859/
Hilkjær7791/
Holkjær7736/
Aalkjær7734/
Hylkjær779/
Helkiær773/
Hesselkjær752/
Elker73302/
Elkir738/
Oelker671,187/
Helker67782/
Elkher67603/
Elkhir67286/
Elkird67136/
Aelker67125/
Gelker67124/
Eilker6719/
Elkeir6716/
Ehlker6716/
Elkeer6713/
Jelker6711/
Elkair676/
Yelker675/
Ealker675/
Elkisr674/
Elkerd672/
Elhker672/
Elkhér671/
Elkerr671/
Elkhre671/
Elkire671/
Elcker671/
Elkhèr671/
Elkier670/

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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 Elkjær
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