Elvers Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Elvers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elvers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2311:65,3988,376
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Netherlands1151:146,84522,164
Canada601:614,09350,489
Denmark551:102,6319,658
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Elvers (16) may also be a first name.

Elvers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elvers is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elvers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,993rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Elvers live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name in the world, held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,231 people, or 1 in 65,398. In Germany Elvers is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent reside and Hamburg, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Elvers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elvers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elvers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elvers last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elvers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 439.78% more than the national average, earning R 1,282,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $43,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $41,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellvers9213/
Ehlvers9211/
Gelvers922/
Elvgers922/
Helvers920/
Elverse920/
Elversøe8647/
Elbers835,259/
Alvers83457/
Elwers8392/
Olvers8377/
Ilvers831/
Elvars831/
Elvors830/
Ahlvers77500/
Elberse77402/
Hilvers77398/
Helbers77249/
Alverås779/
Elouers779/
Helwers778/
Halvers776/
Alhvers771/
Allvers771/
Holvers771/
Elwerst771/
Eilbers771/
Helvirs770/
Gilvers770/
Gelbers770/
Holviers711/
Alvars679/
Elbersová674/
Alwers674/
Ilvars671/
Alvors671/
Elwors670/
Alvirs670/
Ilbers670/

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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 Elvers
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