Elpel Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Elpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1511:533,14944,599
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Elpel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elpel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elpel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,177,228th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Elpel reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 533,149. In Germany Elpel is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 32 percent are found, Hamburg, where 28 percent are found and Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany Elpel exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Elpel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elpel are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elpel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 48.81% less than the national average, earning $22,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $43,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elpelt91126/
Helppel830/
Alpel8043/
Gelpil7319/
Hilpel730/
Alpl672/
Olpl671/
Ylpl671/
Jlpl671/
Hilpl6092/
Olpil601/
Gilpl601/

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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 Elpel
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