Elkys Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Panama

Elkys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Elkys (233) may also be a first name.

Elkys Last Name Facts

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

Elkys is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Elkys is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Elkys reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Elkys is also the 587,225th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 233 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Kiev, where 50 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 22 percent reside and Panama, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkays916/
Elkayse831/
Elkes80645/
Elkis80303/
Ilkys802/
Elkess73465/
Elkest73216/
Elkies7341/
Elkiss7341/
Elkish7335/
Eilkes7322/
Jelkes7322/
Yelkis739/
Ehlkes738/
Hylkys734/
Elkesd734/
Elkees733/
Helkes733/
Elkeus733/
Ellkis732/
Yelkes731/
Eelkes731/
Gelkis731/
El'kis731/
Eelkis731/
Elkise731/
Elkisch6735/
Elkiess6711/
Elkaiss672/
Elkeesh671/
Elkaise671/
Gilkeys671/
Helkies670/
Ellkies670/

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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 Elkys
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