Ellefsen Surname
Approximately 3,116 people bear this surname
Ellefsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,072 | 1:2,482 | 216 |
| United States | 518 | 1:699,728 | 55,357 |
| Canada | 206 | 1:178,862 | 17,839 |
| Denmark | 113 | 1:49,953 | 5,158 |
| Faroe Islands | 66 | 1:742 | 104 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Ellefsen Demographics
Average Ellefsen Salary in
United States
$49,899 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ellefsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ellefsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ellefsen (Russian: Эллефсен) is most common in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ellefsen.
How Common Is The Last Name Ellefsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ellefsen is the 142,739th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,338,750 people. The last name Ellefsen is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Ellefsen live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 2,072 people, or 1 in 2,482. In Norway Ellefsen is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent live, Western Norway, where 15 percent live and Southern Norway, where 13 percent live. Besides Norway this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Ellefsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ellefsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 surname are 13.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.34% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elefsen | 93 | 265 | / |
| Ellefson | 88 | 3,054 | / |
| Ellevsen | 88 | 90 | / |
| Eilefsen | 88 | 78 | / |
| Ellewsen | 88 | 21 | / |
| Elefssen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ellifsen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ellefsson | 82 | 9 | / |
| Elleffson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ellefsone | 82 | 0 | / |
| Elefson | 80 | 239 | / |
| Alefsen | 80 | 62 | / |
| Elevsen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elifsen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Oelofsen | 75 | 693 | / |
| Ellifson | 75 | 138 | / |
| Eilefson | 75 | 66 | / |
| Eilifsen | 75 | 46 | / |
| Gelefson | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eilevsen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ellevsem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ollefson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ellofson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ellevson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eleffson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yollefson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Illeffson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Olafsen | 67 | 2,116 | / |
| Elofson | 67 | 491 | / |
| Olofsen | 67 | 380 | / |
| Olefson | 67 | 49 | / |
| Elifson | 67 | 34 | / |
| Alofsen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Elafson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alafsen | 67 | 1 | / |
Ellefsen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ellefsen in the Russian language | ||
| Эллефсен | ellefsen | - |
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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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