Elten Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Denmark291:194,64516,083
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Eltén (28) are calculated separately.

Elten (135) may also be a first name.

Elten Last Name Facts

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

Elten (Georgian: ელტენ, Russian: Эльтен) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Eltén. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elten is the 1,244,200th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Elten reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Elten is also the 797,647th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 135 people.

Elten is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 3,005,664. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Banten, where 98 percent reside and West Java, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside.

Elten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elten surname increased 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elten Last Name Statistics demography

Elten earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $60,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eltén9328/
Helten911,416/
Yelten91331/
Jelten91151/
Gelten91124/
Eltenn917/
Eltien911/
Eltaen911/
Ealten910/
Eltten910/
Helthen831/
Eltienė831/
Hjelten831/
Hellten831/
Hyelten830/
Gielten830/
Alten802,643/
Ilten80665/
Olten80107/
Eltin8081/
Eltem8069/
Ylten801/
Eyletten77101/
Heilthen771/
Holten734,050/
Elting732,029/
Althen73812/
Heltne73515/
Eltink73496/
Aalten73489/
Halten73182/
Hilten73151/
Alteen73101/
Yeltin7367/
Allten7316/
Eltina7313/
Elhtin738/
Jeltin737/
Altien737/
Jeltem735/
Hylten734/
Gilten733/
Heltin732/
Altten732/
Oltuen732/
Olteen731/
Oltten731/
Helltn731/
Elltem731/
Eltion731/
Yolten731/
Altaen731/
Illten731/
Hölten731/
Geltin730/
Eeltink67364/
Ehlting67327/
Jelting6771/
Eilting6768/
Holteen6767/
Althenn6759/
Althoen6733/
Eltingh6727/
Helltén6718/
Holthen6715/
Halthen6712/
Yelting6711/
Holtien6711/
Ahlteen6710/
Ellting676/
Altn675/
Helting675/
Elhteem674/
Hjeltén674/
Hiltuen672/
Iltn672/
Hiltten672/
Yltn671/
Oltn671/
Hoeltin671/
Hiltoen671/
Eltting671/
Hollten670/
Gilthen670/
Etiltin670/

Elten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elten in the Georgian language
ელტენelten-
Elten in the Russian language
Эльтенelten-

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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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  • 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 Elten
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