Elkán Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Elkán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 51 | 1:192,476 | 16,435 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
The alternate forms: Elkan (1,244) are calculated separately.
Elkán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elkán has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can also be rendered as a variant: Elkan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkán? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Elkán are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Elkán is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 192,476. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 61 percent live, Pest County, where 35 percent live and Békés County, where 2 percent live. Beside Hungary Elkán is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkan | 93 | 1,244 | / |
| Elkon | 80 | 711 | / |
| Elkánová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Elkaan | 73 | 71 | / |
| Elkhan | 73 | 47 | / |
| Elkane | 73 | 26 | / |
| Elkoun | 73 | 21 | / |
| Jelkan | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yelkon | 73 | 16 | / |
| Elkann | 73 | 11 | / |
| Helkan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Elkain | 73 | 8 | / |
| Elkone | 73 | 6 | / |
| Elkotn | 73 | 6 | / |
| Elkand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelkan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elkang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elkank | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elkein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelkan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helkon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elkhain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elkhoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elkahan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elkoune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelkong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gellkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elkount | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elkaine | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Elkán
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