Elvige Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Elvige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elvige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Elvige (1,013) may also be a first name.

Elvige Last Name Facts

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

Elvige is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elvige.

How Common Is The Last Name Elvige? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Elvige occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Elvige reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Elvige is also the 252,483rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,013 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Elvige is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Elvige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elvige has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elvige last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elvidge922,459/
Elvice8326/
Elvise838/
Elvije832/
Alvige831/
Elvage831/
Elvhage7760/
Helviga7751/
Yelvigi7711/
Eluidge773/
Elviser773/
Elvidce771/
Elvedge770/
Elvhäger7115/
Elveijeh717/
Elbeidge712/
Helbiger710/
Elviza67144/
Elvezi6744/
Elwise6726/
Alvigi6725/
Elveza679/
Oluige679/
Hellwiger676/
Elwage672/
Eilbeigie671/
Elbishger671/
Elvézi671/
Elvese670/
Elwege670/

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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 Elvige
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