Elpers Surname

253,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Elpers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elpers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8691:417,09936,198
Germany4541:177,32520,795
Belgium2241:51,3248,390
Latvia41:512,51230,386
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Elpers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elpers occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elpers.

How Common Is The Last Name Elpers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 253,799th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,680,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Elpers live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 417,099. In The United States Elpers is primarily found in: Indiana, where 60 percent reside, Kansas, where 9 percent reside and Kentucky, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 14 percent reside.

Elpers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elpers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elpers surname grew 3,104 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elpers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elpers surname are 17.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.2% registered to vote for the political party.

Elpers earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,135 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helpers9236/
Gelpers921/
Alpers833,794/
Olpers8323/
Holpers7731/
Elporsh774/
Alphers772/
Halpers771/
Alpiers771/
Hallpers718/
Holppers713/
Ilpars67219/
Alpars6764/
Alpors670/
Alpirs670/
Alpfors6210/
Alphors621/

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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 Elpers
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