Eltons Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Eltons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eltons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Eltons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eltons is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Eltons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eltons? popularity and diffusion

Eltons is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Eltons are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 627,191. In Denmark Eltons is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 67 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent are found. Barring Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heltons924/
Eltoens921/
Altons832/
Iltons831/
Eltonce774/
Hiltons773/
Haltons770/
Althons770/
Hailtons711/
Holthons710/
Altans6732/
Eltunç671/
Oltans671/
Althans62464/
Althens6213/
Holtonz626/
Olthans620/
Althanns575/
Holthans572/
Olthanns571/
Altanz501/

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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 Eltons
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