Elspeth Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Elspeth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elspeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Elspeth (8,695) may also be a first name.

Elspeth Last Name Facts

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

Elspeth is found most in Canada. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elspeth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elspeth is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Elspeth occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Elspeth reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elspeth is also the 67,253rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 8,695 people.

It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Elspeth is mostly found in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

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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 Elspeth
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