Elz Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Elz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2721:295,97630,536
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Elz (102) may also be a first name.

Elz Last Name Facts

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

Elz (Russian: Эльз) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elz.

How Common Is The Last Name Elz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 485,250th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Elz are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Elz is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 102 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 295,976. In Germany Elz is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Elz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elz surname expanded 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elz surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Elz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elez863,412/
Elze862,213/
Eltz861,164/
Gelz86304/
Oelz86109/
Helz8664/
Eulz863/
Elzh862/
Elsz862/
Yelz862/
Ellz861/
Ejlz861/
Etlz861/
Eylz861/
Elzd861/
Gelez751,067/
Geltz75767/
Hoelz75487/
Ellez75315/
Heltz75302/
Eltze75268/
Yelez75139/
Jelez7588/
Helez7543/
Oeltz7538/
Eslez7533/
Heulz7523/
Helcz7523/
Helze7518/
Gelsz7517/
Elszt758/
Healz752/
Aelez752/
Helsz751/
Oelez751/
Eelze751/
Ellze751/
Eilez751/
Els6721,434/
Alz671,391/
Ölz67385/
Gellez67347/
Elx67316/
Elß67173/
Hoeltz67127/
Ilz67116/
Eiletz6768/
Olz6738/
Elc6737/
Hellez6719/
Ylz6712/
Jlz674/
Jellez673/
Heltze673/
Eellez673/
Jielze672/
Yellez672/
Hoehlz671/
Heiltz671/
Eailez671/
Helesz671/
Hieltz670/
Heultz670/

Elz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elz in the Russian language
Эльзelz-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Elz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis