Eltner Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Eltner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eltner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2531:318,20331,987
Austria291:293,63633,260
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eltner Last Name Facts

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

Eltner is found most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eltner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 908,336th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Eltner is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Eltner live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Eltner is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 318,203. In Germany Eltner is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Beside Germany Eltner is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geltner92254/
Heltner92221/
Hieltner860/
Altner83739/
Heltne83515/
Oltner8369/
Iltner8362/
Geltne832/
Yltner831/
Eltnerová8013/
Hiltner772,203/
Giltner771,739/
Haltner77294/
Holtner77145/
Hyltner7719/
Iltnere7711/
Höltner776/
Eltny730/
Heltness718/
Eltnahey714/
Hiltnner711/
Hailtner710/
Haltinner67414/
Eltnäs677/
Giltne671/
Heltna670/
Eltnahy62122/
Giltney620/
Esseltni57136/
Geltinni570/

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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 Eltner
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