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Where Does The Last Name Els Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Els (Arabic: ايلس) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Els? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 25,170^th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 339,999 people. The last name Els occurs predominantly 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 19,814^th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 46,026 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 18,673 people, or 1 in 2,901. In South Africa Els is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa it exists in 73 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Els Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Els has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Els surname grew 1,770 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Els Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Els last name are 24.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.11% being registered to vote for the 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.