Elmerson Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elmerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elmerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Elmerson (525) may also be a first name.

Elmerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elmerson has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmerson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Elmerson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Elmerson are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia. Elmerson is also the 368,302nd most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 525 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden Elmerson is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent are found, Skåne County, where 25 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Sweden Elmerson occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Elmerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elmerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elmerson last name contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmersson94193/
Helmerson94174/
Helmersson891,313/
Helmersen821,126/
Hilmerson8263/
Jlmmerson822/
Elmersund822/
Hilmersson78968/
Hillmersson741/
Hilmersen7149/
Hilmerzon711/
Helmershausen670/
Hilmershausn601/
Hilmershausen5724/

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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 Elmerson
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