Elvin Surname

78,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Elvin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylwin'; v. Elwin, and compare Elves for Elwes.

1755. Married — Emery Puttick and Elvin (or Elwin): St. George, Hanover Square.

Elvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6101:21,3483,003
United States9481:382,34133,740
Australia4741:56,9536,945
Sweden2871:34,3092,794
Indonesia2181:606,64848,159
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Scotland1871:28,6303,007
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Trinidad and Tobago791:17,2662,111
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Azerbaijan601:160,8194,609
Wales561:55,2605,065
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Antigua and Barbuda501:1,983327
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
India391:19,668,343291,059
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Honduras161:551,0283,526
France141:4,744,480251,814
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Norway111:467,48139,375
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9921:24,5723,406
Scotland661:56,7153,681
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Elvin (146,401) may also be a first name.

Elvin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylwin'; v. Elwin, and compare Elves for Elwes.

1755. Married — Emery Puttick and Elvin (or Elwin): St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a descendant of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ælfwine-Elf- Friend [Old English ælf elf + wine, friend]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Álfarin; from the Swedish, Elfwin; from the Swedish, Ælfing; from the Dutch, Elven; in the Domesday Book, Elving, Elwi, Eluenc, Alfwin, Elfin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Elvin Last Name Facts

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

Elvin (Georgian: ელვინ, Hindi: एल्विन, Marathi: वीन, Russian: Эльвин) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elvin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,900th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,177,690 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Elvin are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 7,161st most commonly used first name globally, held by 146,401 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,610 people, or 1 in 21,348. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England Elvin is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Elvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elvin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Elvin last name increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elvin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Elvin surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland, Muslim (88%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Elvin last name are 2.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elvin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning 271,789 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 164.72% more than the national average, earning R 629,076 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $49,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elvina912,378/
Gelvin91616/
Elving91557/
Elvine91229/
Helvin91191/
Ellvin9130/
Jelvin9120/
Elvind9112/
Elvein915/
Ielvin911/
Elvain911/
Yelvin911/
Elvéin911/
Jelving8335/
Hellvin8316/
Hjelvin8313/
Helvind8312/
Helvink8311/
Helving839/
Elvaine834/
Yelvina833/
Gelvion831/
Helvine831/
Elvinth831/
Ellvine831/
Gelvina831/
Yelving830/
Alvin806,310/
Elven80416/
Elvén8089/
Elvyn8082/
Olvin8041/
Ylvin8015/
Ilvin804/
Hellving771/
Gilvin73670/
Allvin73395/
Gelven73148/
Halvin73110/
Ilvina7373/
Helven7372/
Elwine7370/
Elwain7358/
Elbein7348/
Elveyn7333/
Elwein7328/
Hälvin7327/
Ylving7320/
Elveng7318/
Alvain7314/
Helvín7311/
Ellvén7310/
Elväng739/
Ilving738/
Ilvain736/
Alvein736/
Elvayn735/
Holvin735/
Elveen734/
Elwuin734/
Hilvin734/
Aalvin733/
Elvene732/
Alvien732/
Elvyna732/
Elbine731/
Alhvin731/
Elbain731/
Olvein731/
Ellven731/
Alvoin731/
Olvien730/
Eulven730/
Ellwein67550/
Elvheim67120/
Helbein6731/
Gelbein6726/
Oelwein6717/
Hallvin6713/
Hylving6711/
Gelboin6710/
Hilving679/
Gilvina676/
Elweine674/
Elwaine674/
Jølving673/
Yilevin672/
Gellvén672/
Holvein672/
E'Lwein671/
Elbaine671/
Gailvin671/
Helbine671/
Hillvin671/
Jiolvin671/
Alvhein671/
Helwein671/
Ellwine670/
Gilvain670/
Aelwein670/
Gillvin670/

Elvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elvin in the Georgian language
ელვინelvin-
Elvin in the Hindi language
एल्विनelvina63.16
एलविनelavina21.05
एल्वीनelvina7.89
एलवीनelavina5.26
ऐलविनailavina2.63
Elvin in the Marathi language
वीनvina50
एलिवनelivana30
एलवीनelavina10
एलिबनelibana10
Elvin in the Russian language
Эльвинelvin-

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