Elzinga Surname

84,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elzinga Surname User-submission:

This surname is known to be an original from Netherlands. The meaning is still unknown, but it seems to be related to a city with a similar name.

Elzinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,7601:4,491445
United States1,2331:293,96527,244
Canada3791:97,21810,570
Australia821:329,21628,102
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway71:734,61250,907
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Elzinga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is known to be an original from Netherlands. The meaning is still unknown, but it seems to be related to a city with a similar name.

- diogoelzinga

Elzinga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elzinga is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elzinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Elzinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elzinga is the 84,947th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,282,341 people. The last name Elzinga is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Elzinga live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 3,760 people, or 1 in 4,491. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Friesland, where 40 percent reside, Groningen, where 14 percent reside and North Holland, where 12 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Elzinga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elzinga surname are 23.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elzinga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning 284,761 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 169.28% more than the national average, earning R 639,900 per year; in United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elzina9212/
Elsinga861,286/
Elzenga86409/
Gelzina864/
Elezina862/
Elzeina861/
Elzingo861/
Elzinger8037/
Helsinga801/
Jelezina801/
Elgina77515/
Elsina7771/
Ilzina7713/
Elcina7712/
Eljina771/
Helzinger7511/
Elesina712,347/
Elshina712,013/
Elchina71617/
Elsenga71104/
Jelšina7117/
Helzyna7113/
Elziney719/
Elginad714/
Jelcina712/
Jelsina712/
Elsigna712/
Elsiena712/
Gilzina712/
Gelcina711/
Elezena711/
Hilzina711/
Elsingi711/
Yelçina711/
Gelsina711/
Elgingo711/
Elsinger671,088/
Jelesina6759/
Eleshina6718/
Elginaid6711/
Yelshina676/
Elessina674/
Gelsinge672/
Elginger672/
Elhsaina671/
Jelsinas671/
Elshinay671/
Gelshina671/
Elschina671/
Elshihna671/

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