Elwers Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elwers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Elwers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwers is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwers? popularity and diffusion

Elwers is the 1,943,350th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Elwers live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany Elwers is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 62 percent live, Hamburg, where 35 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Elwers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elwers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elwers Last Name Statistics demography

Elwers earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helwers928/
Elwerst921/
Elbers835,259/
Elvers831,827/
Alwers834/
Elwors830/
Helbers77249/
Hilwers7748/
Ellvers7713/
Ehlvers7711/
Elouers779/
Gelvers772/
Elvgers772/
Elwarsh771/
Eilbers771/
Elverse770/
Helvers770/
Elversøe7147/
Alvers67457/
Olvers6777/
Ilvers671/
Alwars671/
Elvars671/
Elvors670/
Ilbers670/
Hilbers621,867/
Ahlvers62500/
Hilvers62398/
Alwarsh6210/
Alverås629/
Halvers626/
Alhvers621/
Allvers621/
Aylwars621/
Holvers621/
Gilvers620/
Helvirs620/
Alluers620/
Hillbers573/
Holviers571/
Alvars509/
Ilvars501/
Alvors501/
Alvirs500/

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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 Elwers
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