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

Elster (Russian: Эльстер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Elster.

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

This last name is the 137,142^nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,229,289 people. The last name Elster occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Elster live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 606,684^th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 221 people.

Elster is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,494 people, or 1 in 53,886. In Germany Elster is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany Elster is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Elster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elster surname rose 895 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elster Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Elster surname are 12.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elster earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning 362,275 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning $54,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $54,629 CAD per year.