Elkner Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Elkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Israel211:407,50632,346
Austria151:567,69652,281
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Elkner Last Name Facts

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

Elkner (Russian: Элькнер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elkner is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. Elkner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Elkner are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 86 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 5 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Elkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elkner surname increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elkner last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

Elkner earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.44% more than the national average, earning $54,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelkner9214/
Elckner922/
Helkner922/
Elcner8353/
Alkner8337/
Ilkner8311/
Olkner837/
Elknerová809/
Hilkner7762/
Holkner777/
Gilkner770/
Halkner770/
Elcknerova751/
Holckner7116/
Elkenøre711/
Elcnerová675/
Holcner6269/

Elkner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkner in the Russian language
Элькнерelkner-

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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 Elkner
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