Elvis Surname

44,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Chad

Elvis Surname Definition:

From the Swedish, Elvers; from the Danish, Elvius; a personal name.

Elvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8941:24,3822,752
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Nigeria1,5881:111,5517,433
Chad1,4441:9,4131,247
Cameroon1,1871:17,4972,393
Papua New Guinea6951:11,7321,067
United States4401:823,77063,181
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Malaysia2041:144,5809,096
Yemen1661:159,1897,721
Indonesia1621:816,35361,944
Ecuador1521:104,6446,284
England1491:373,94726,392
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United Arab Emirates881:104,1179,125
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
India611:12,574,842222,490
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Burundi361:272,357409
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Liberia191:232,02814,625
China171:80,430,6804,441
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Élvis (1) are calculated separately.

Elvis (479,491) may also be a first name.

Elvis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Swedish, Elvers; from the Danish, Elvius; a personal name.

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

Elvis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elvis (Arabic: إلفيس, Bengali: এলভিস, Georgian: ელვის, Hindi: एल्विस, Marathi: वीस) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Élvis. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elvis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elvis is the 44,236th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 620,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Elvis are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elvis is also the 2,110th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 479,491 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,894 people, or 1 in 24,382. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 17 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Elvis is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Elvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elvis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elvis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elvis surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Elvis last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elvis earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 31.62% less than the national average, earning $15,524,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $37,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Élvis931/
Gelvis912,945/
Elvish91146/
Elviss9180/
Helvis9173/
Jelvis9118/
Elvist9115/
Elvies9110/
Elvise918/
Ellvis912/
Elvihs912/
El'vis911/
Elvois911/
Elvais911/
Elveis911/
Elvi891,192/
Helvies832/
Heilvis831/
Geilvis831/
D'Elvis831/
Elvisse831/
Hellvis830/
Alvis8022,580/
Helvi806,159/
Olvis80917/
Elves80637/
Ilvis80597/
Elvie80224/
Elwis80222/
Elbis8064/
Eluis8058/
Elvit8046/
Elvys8035/
Elvio8025/
Elviz8025/
Elvih8013/
Elväs8010/
Gelvi808/
Elvhi804/
Elvui803/
Elvid802/
Ellvi802/
Eelvi801/
Elvai801/
Elvic801/
Elviy801/
Elvei801/
Eilvi801/
Elvič801/
Elvip801/
Gelves737,142/
Jelves731,088/
Gelviz73994/
Helvie73777/
Elveus73389/
Alvies73122/
Elbish73122/
Helvic7391/
Alveis7359/
Elwish7354/
Helvei7332/
Elvoit7329/
Helvai7328/
Elvice7326/
Elwise7326/
Halvis7325/
Helbis7324/
Elwiss7322/
Helves7320/
Alvais7317/
Elvoid7316/
Gelbis7315/
Elvitt7313/
Ailvis7312/
Hellvi7312/
Elvest738/
Elvaiz737/
Elvich737/
Alvish736/
Yelves736/
Helviz735/
Alvois733/
Jelviz733/
Elvije732/
Geluis732/
Gelvih732/
Helvui731/
Healvi731/
Holvis731/
Ealwis731/
Elluis731/
Elveit731/
Allvis731/
Helwis731/
Gilvis731/
Elwais731/
Elwisz731/
Elveas731/
Jelbis731/
Euluis731/
Elveys731/
Elviea731/
Elbies731/
Ellves731/
Ellvys731/
Alviss730/
Elvidt730/
Elvese730/
Eilwis730/
Olvies730/
Elwi672,182/
Elva671,434/
Elvy671,271/
Elbi67952/
Elve67916/
Elui67527/
Helbois67158/
Ilvi6765/
Helvich6721/
Gelbish6711/
Elvé678/
Ailvhis674/
Hellwis671/
Helveus671/
Hilvish671/
Elbitts671/
Elweiss671/
Yelvich671/
Jelveus671/
Elwihse671/
Elvidce671/
Elwishe671/
D'Alvis671/
Hellvio671/
Helbish670/
Helwish670/

Elvis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elvis in the Georgian language
ელვისelvis-
Elvis in the Bengali language
এলভিসelabhisa66.67
এলভিশelabhisa33.33
Elvis in the Hindi language
एल्विसelvisa60
एलविसelavisa40
Elvis in the Marathi language
वीसvisa30.61
एलवीसelavisa22.45
एलिवसelivasa18.37
इलवीसilavisa4.08
अलवीसalavisa4.08
ऍलवीसelavisa2.04
येलिवसyelivasa2.04
एलवीनelavina2.04
इलावीसilavisa2.04
येलवीसyelavisa2.04
एलबीसelabisa2.04
एलीअसeli'asa2.04
ऍलिवसelivasa2.04
अेलिवसaelivasa2.04
ऍलवेसelavesa2.04
Elvis in the Arabic language
إلفيسalfys-
الفيسalfys-

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