Elser Surname

66,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Elser Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the alder tree; one who came from Elsen (alder), in Germany.

Elser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Germany2,0041:40,1725,302
United States1,8571:195,18519,268
Austria2711:31,4225,063
Switzerland2261:36,3405,264
France1371:484,83768,361
Canada451:818,79163,991
Israel361:237,71222,042
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
England71:7,959,723202,100
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

Elser (882) may also be a first name.

Elser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the alder tree; one who came from Elsen (alder), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Elser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elser (Russian: Эльсер) is found most in Sudan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elser is the 66,447th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 971,414 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Elser are found; 37 percent are found in North Africa and 37 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 273,762nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 882 people.

The last name Elser is most numerous in Sudan, where it is borne by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Aside from Sudan it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Elser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 532 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Elser are 23.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elser earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning R 272,928 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.51% more than the national average, earning $69,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helser91953/
Elsher91347/
Gelser91230/
Eleser91111/
Elsser9168/
Elsier9159/
Elsert9132/
Ellser914/
Yelser914/
Eelser912/
Elseer911/
Ealser911/
Elserd911/
Aelser911/
Elseir911/
Elsger911/
Else895,334/
Yeleser83409/
Elshear83214/
Elshere8371/
Elleser8351/
Elscher8342/
Helsher8341/
Helszer8336/
Geilser8311/
Elesher8310/
Elsheir839/
Hoelser838/
Gielser835/
Gelsher834/
Helsert834/
Heilser833/
Elshier833/
Hielser833/
Elesser833/
Hellser831/
Gelsser831/
Haelser831/
Yelserp831/
Elsheer831/
Gellser830/
Elsir8044,645/
Elsey804,999/
Alser804,760/
Elzer801,788/
Elsea801,704/
Elger801,661/
Elese801,594/
Elsie801,566/
Elsed80551/
Ellse80221/
Gelse8086/
Helse8074/
Elßer8051/
Olser8045/
Elsee8031/
Elsje8027/
Eljer8016/
Ölser8016/
Elcer8014/
Elset8014/
Ealse808/
Elses803/
Elsøe803/
Ilser802/
Elsei802/
Eilse801/
Elsep801/
Elshe801/
Elsýr801/
Elseh801/
Elsse800/
Helscher77258/
Oelscher7756/
Hoelsher7740/
Ellesser7729/
Eleshear777/
Hielsher772/
Hielszer772/
Echelser771/
Eilscher771/
Elshehre771/
Hellsher770/
Elseed7319,268/
Elsied732,427/
Helzer731,899/
Elgert731,754/
Elzeer73960/
Gelzer73640/
Elseht73613/
Halser73544/
Helsey73483/
Hilser73474/
Elsead73435/
Elseid73358/
Gelese73346/
Helset73295/
Holser73284/
Aleser73253/
Alsier73247/
Elseyd73244/
Ellger73242/
Elesie73234/
Elzear73192/
Helger73191/
Elesse73188/
Gelsey73158/
Eilzer73139/
Alszer73135/
Olsher73133/
Elzeir73122/
Ellsey7380/
Eglise7379/
Gilser7367/
Elsair7366/
Gelsei7365/
Alsher7350/
Elssir7349/
Olszer7345/
Jelger7340/
Gelcer7339/
Ellese7339/
Gelsie7336/
Elcher7335/
Elezer7332/
Helcer7331/
Helese7324/
Eljert7324/
Elgerd7320/
Eleshe7317/
Helsøe7317/
Elgier7314/
Elscey7313/
Alserr7312/
Elsche7312/
Eljisr7311/
Elsess7310/
Helsee7310/
Ellset7310/
Elcere738/
Alsøer738/
Hölser737/
Oelzer737/
Eilsøe736/
Eleses736/
Eulzer735/
Elesei735/
Helsep734/
Eulese734/
Helsie734/
Ellsie733/
Elsheh733/
Elssed733/
Elesea732/
Ealsey732/
Hielse732/
Hellse732/
Helsei732/
Helxer732/
Eljere732/
Oleser731/
Helsed731/
Ellsee731/
Ellzer731/
Elseet731/
Elseyz731/
Elsoir731/
Elssey731/
Elssie731/
Yelsre731/
Elshed731/
Elesir731/
Jeljer731/
Yelzer731/
Elsies731/
Elecer731/
Helsea731/
Ilsger731/
Alsser731/
Elsieh731/
Alseer731/
Elshet731/
Elcear731/
Elhsey731/
Elsayr731/
Alseir731/
Elesey730/
Helsse730/
Aelzer730/
Elshie730/
Elsett730/
Helshe730/
Elsgey730/
Yeljer730/
Helseh730/
Jelzer730/
Heulse730/
Elszey730/
Hielscher716,297/
Hoelscher715,782/
Heilscher71192/
Elshaheer71154/
Eichelser7132/
Helschger718/
Hyelscher711/
Elshahier711/
Hellesher710/
Haelscher710/
Heelscher710/
Geilscher710/
Elsa6726,798/
Elze672,213/
Ilse671,703/
Elshair671,645/
Alscher671,467/
Helgert671,093/
Hoelzer67916/
Elchert67488/
Elsi67452/
Elsy67366/
Hilsher67288/
Elce67275/
Elçe67253/
Elshehy67214/
Elshire67187/
Elziere67165/
Elge67136/
Elzeard67130/
Ölscher67105/
Olscher6787/
Helcher6784/
Hilszer6782/
Healzer6763/
Hellger6739/
Holsher6732/
Ellezer6727/
Ellesøe6722/
Ellesse6720/
Elje6718/
Ellseth6716/
Alleser6714/
Heleshe6712/
Alshear6711/
Elleses6710/
Jelgert679/
Elsehet679/
Heilger677/
Elessie675/
Elsheha675/
Eleshee674/
Elshhre674/
Elsahee674/
Helesey673/
Hailser673/
Helesse673/
Healsey672/
Ellecir672/
Alsheer672/
Geleshe672/
Elshieh671/
Hellzer671/
Helshey671/
Heltger671/
Haylser671/
Healset671/
Jhelzer671/
Holseer671/
Holsehr671/
Heulsse671/
Elessir671/
Elsgeeh671/
Elsheih671/
Eslseth671/
Alsseir671/
Ylesher671/
Yellger671/
Alshier671/
Gilsher671/
Ilesher671/
Helecyr671/
Jelcher671/
Jelecer671/
Healshe671/
Elsheth671/
Elsheyh671/
Alseher671/
Alesier671/
Elseehy671/
Helesie671/
Elsseid671/
Elzhere671/
Elsheep671/
Elsheet671/
Elshesh671/
Elshhet671/
Elsiehy671/
Elsahey671/
Elschir671/
Alsheir671/
Gelceyr671/
Helgerd671/
Itelzer671/
Haelzer670/
Holsier670/
Alesher670/
Gelzher670/
Heiljer670/
Hielger670/
Gelesse670/
Olesher670/
Hillser670/
Heilzer670/
Heilsey670/
Elsehed670/
Hollser670/
Gillser670/
Gellsey670/
Illsher670/
Helgier670/
Gelzier670/
Elsches670/
Halsher670/
Allsher670/
Heldger670/
Ellcher670/

Elser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elser in the Russian language
Эльсерelser-

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