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

Elsen (Arabic: يلسين, Russian: Елсен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Elsén. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 67,528^th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 988,946 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Elsen reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 166,134^th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 2,060 people.

Elsen is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,861 people, or 1 in 28,139. In Germany Elsen is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Elsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elsen last name grew 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 455 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Elsen surname are 35.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elsen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $51,602 CAD per year.