Elteren Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elteren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elteren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Elteren Last Name Facts

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

Elteren has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Elteren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elteren? popularity and diffusion

Elteren is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Elteren occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elteren are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 359,302. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Utrecht, where 38 percent live, North Brabant, where 34 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helteren931/
Eltern9214/
Alteren8625/
Elltern860/
Halteren8089/
Altern77128/
Eltorn779/
Iltern771/
Heltering750/
Haltern7187/
Altearn712/
Alterin712/
Holtern710/
Giltern710/
Althern710/
Helltorn672/
Halterin671/
Altahreen631/
Altorn6220/
Altörn627/
Oltörn622/
Althorn5728/
Haltorn573/
Altirin571/
Altorin571/
Holtorn570/
Altarin570/
Halthorn531/

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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 Elteren
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