Ellefsen Surname

142,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Ellefsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ellefsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,0721:2,482216
United States5181:699,72855,357
Canada2061:178,86217,839
Denmark1131:49,9535,158
Faroe Islands661:742104
Australia311:870,82953,581
England251:2,228,72284,230
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Ellefsen Last Name Facts

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

Ellefsen (Russian: Эллефсен) occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellefsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,739th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,338,750 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Ellefsen live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 2,072 people, or 1 in 2,482. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent live, Western Norway, where 15 percent live and Southern Norway, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Ellefsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ellefsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ellefsen surname increased 3,453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellefsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ellefsen last name are 13.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Ellefsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2% less than the national average, earning 339,169 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.65% more than the national average, earning R 362,748 per year; in United States they earn 15.64% more than the national average, earning $49,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $46,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elefsen93265/
Ellefson883,054/
Ellevsen8890/
Eilefsen8878/
Ellewsen8821/
Elefssen881/
Ellifsen880/
Ellefsson829/
Elleffson821/
Ellefsone820/
Elefson80239/
Alefsen8062/
Elevsen800/
Elifsen800/
Oelofsen75693/
Ellifson75138/
Eilefson7566/
Eilifsen7546/
Gelefson756/
Eilevsen755/
Ellevsem752/
Ollefson750/
Ellofson750/
Ellevson750/
Eleffson750/
Yollefson711/
Illeffson710/
Olafsen672,116/
Elofson67491/
Olofsen67380/
Olefson6749/
Elifson6734/
Alofsen6723/
Elafson674/
Alafsen671/

Ellefsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ellefsen in the Russian language
Эллефсенellefsen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ellefsen
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