Elv Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Elv (110) may also be a first name.

Elv Last Name Facts

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

Elv (Russian: Элв) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Elv occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Elv are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 110 people.

This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 175,835. In Sweden Elv is primarily found in: Kronoberg County, where 45 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 29 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Sweden Elv occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 16 percent reside and Thailand, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elvå8610/
Gelv866/
Helv865/
Elvt861/
Ehlv861/
Ejlv861/
Eilv861/
Aelv861/
Elvf861/
Ealv861/
Eylev7530/
Elvås754/
Esløv753/
Healv752/
Ellvs751/
Helvd750/
Elf674,872/
Elb671,023/
Alv67241/
Elp6752/
Elvsås6728/
Elw6717/
Olv6716/
Elvova678/
Elbova678/
Ilv675/
Jlv675/
Elgeev674/
Ylv673/
Helløv673/
Elfová672/
Elfova671/

Elv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elv in the Russian language
Элвelv-

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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 Elv
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