Els Surname
Approximately 21,434 people bear this surname
Els Surname Definition:
From the Dutch word meaning “Alder tree”. See also Elias.
Els Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 18,673 | 1:2,901 | 382 |
| Germany | 503 | 1:160,051 | 19,043 |
| United States | 478 | 1:758,282 | 59,111 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Australia | 193 | 1:139,874 | 15,066 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Belgium | 139 | 1:82,710 | 12,998 |
| Netherlands | 126 | 1:134,025 | 20,684 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| Namibia | 82 | 1:29,383 | 4,509 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Luxembourg | 44 | 1:13,194 | 2,619 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Els (46,026) may also be a first name.
Els Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Dutch word meaning “Alder tree”. See also Elias.
Els Demographics
Average Male Els Height
176.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Els Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Els Come From? nationality or country of origin
Els (Arabic: ايلس) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Els? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,170th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 339,999 people. The last name Els occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Els reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 19,814th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 46,026 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 18,673 people, or 1 in 2,901. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa Els is found in 73 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Els Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Els has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Els last name rose 1,770 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Els Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Els surname are 24.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.11% registered with the political party.
The amount Els earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.85% more than the national average, earning R 429,780 per year; in United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $42,512 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Els Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Els in the Arabic language | ||
| ايلس | ayls | - |
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