Elek is used as a family name or surname in Hungary. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elek
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Hungary
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Elek

How popular is Elek?

Elek is common in Hungary.

Elek is ranked 43398 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Eleks plummeted by 0.8247423 per cent to 481 since 2000 and slipped by 2519 spots and ranked at 44653. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.22 94.85
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 2.68
Others 1.04 1.65
Elek is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Hungary which signifies that it is originated from Hungary. Around 11164 people have been found who wears Elek as their family name. Elek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
122,390 Belarus4
32,472 Azerbaijan3
35,184 Poland3
635 Macau3
4,944 Bosnia2
1,500,361 India2
19,046 Ireland2
4,164 Vietnam2
54,641 Sweden2
25,721 Egypt1
53,033 Nigeria1
49,101 Denmark1
40,340 Malaysia1
107,212 South Africa1
91,024 Belgium1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,493 Austria1
25,746 Finland1
4,249 Cambodia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
971 Seychelles1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
6,967 Macedonia1
81,201 Switzerland1
17,575 Kuwait1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
29,595 Iran1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
212,163 Russia41
56,292 Czech Republic17
113,815 Kazakhstan14
78,557 Netherlands13
3,940 Nicaragua11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
50,444 Argentina90
27,919 Australia84
9,526 Croatia78
126,141 Indonesia60
17,264 Israel59
79,768 Ukraine56
Countries with hundreds of Elek:
46,810 United States576
13,743 Turkey489
4,828 Romania480
2,078 Serbia392
31,047 Germany336
3,293 Slovakia280
60,164 Brazil159
21,011 Mexico157
23,172 Canada151
33,856 England129
Countries with thousands of Elek:
148 Hungary7,297
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Elek Namesakes

    Ilona Elek, Hungarian Olympic fencer. She won more international fencing titles than any other woman
  • Ákos Elek, Soccer player
  • Attila Elek, Olympic athlete
  • Attila Elek, Olympic athlete
  • Ayanda Eleki, Actor
  • Blessing Eleke, Soccer player
  • Ilona Elek, Olympic athlete
  • Candy Elektra, Adult entertainer
  • Carlotta Elektra Bosch, Actress
  • Zoltan Elek, Makeup Artist
  • Carlotta Elektra Bosch, Actress

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