Elss Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Elss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Elss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elss (Russian: Эльсс) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elss is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Elss is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Elss are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 46 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 29 percent live and Saarland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Elss exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Elss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eless899/
Eilss891/
Eelss891/
Ehlss891/
Gelss891/
Elsse890/
Els8621,434/
Elesse80188/
Elless80101/
Euless8025/
Elhess804/
Yeless802/
Egliss801/
Geless801/
Yelsse801/
Hoelss801/
Helsse800/
Eiless800/
Aeless800/
Ehless800/
Eyless800/
Else755,334/
Ells752,614/
Elst752,334/
Eles751,530/
Gels75903/
Oels75306/
Elsh75254/
Eels75232/
Hels75184/
Eils75172/
Eals75146/
Ehls75115/
Első7553/
Elhs7517/
Yels7513/
Jels7510/
Aels7510/
Olss756/
Euls752/
Iels752/
Elsz752/
Elsë752/
Esls752/
Alss751/
Ilss751/
Ylss751/
Ellesse7320/
Yegliss738/
Hesless736/
Helesse733/
Helless731/
Eayless731/
Haeless731/
Healess731/
Yelesse731/
Yieless731/
Jelless730/
Elles675,462/
Eales675,367/
Eyles674,669/
Eells671,851/
Eeles671,738/
Elese671,594/
Geels671,389/
Geles67851/
Geils67676/
Heels67509/
Heles67447/
Jeles67446/
Eglis67235/
Ellse67221/
Yeles67201/
Heuls67196/
Eiles67179/
Yells67128/
Heils67125/
Ehles6790/
Hilss6782/
Aless6775/
Helse6774/
Haels6773/
Heals6771/
Eilsø6764/
Jelse6759/
Esles6753/
Helsø6750/
Eills6748/
Hiels6748/
Eules6746/
Eulls6741/
Aeles6737/
Oless6732/
Hells6723/
Healless6723/
Gelsz6717/
Éless6716/
Eelst6715/
Yoels6711/
Helst6711/
Jells679/
Yelse679/
Gehls679/
Ealse678/
Elszt678/
Helås678/
Gells677/
Yelsh677/
Jelsø676/
Ioels674/
Jiels674/
Oehls674/
Elest674/
Eytls673/
Elsøe673/
Iless672/
Elsch672/
Gilss672/
Holss672/
Helsh672/
Hoels672/
Elhes672/
Hellesse672/
Elhsh672/
Heyls671/
Jeels671/
Jelhs671/
Jeyls671/
Ieles671/
Eilse671/
Eilst671/
Elshe671/
Allss671/
Ahlss671/
Jelst671/
Eails671/
Häels671/
Hölss671/
Helsd671/
Helsz671/
Elsph671/
Ealls670/
Jeals670/
Gelsh670/
Hehls670/
Eeels670/
Esels670/
Etles670/
Jeils670/
Ehlls670/
Ehels670/
Halss670/
Aylss670/
Ealsh670/
Ecels670/
Eaels670/

Elss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elss in the Russian language
Эльссelss-

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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
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  • 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 Elss
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