Globally, Елка (Elka 
, Елка 
, Yelka 
) is a common dominantly girly, but uncommonly male first name. The first name Елка is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common feminine name, Nicaragua, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Bulgaria, Indonesia, and India. Also, Елка is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Elka | Indonesia, Morocco, Bulgaria, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Елка | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Yelka | Indonesia, Brazil, United States, India, Peru |
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елка пенчева Bulgarian geologist, BG (b. 1933) |
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елка няголова пощарова BG (b. 1952) |
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| елка константинова Bulgarian literary critic, BG (b. 1932) |
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| елка димитриева Macedonian demography (1937-2015), MK (b. 1937) |
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| елка бакалова Bulgarian art historian and university teacher, BG (b. 1938) |
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| елка добрева Bulgarian linguist, BG (b. 1952) |
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| елка янакиева Bulgarian pedagogue, BG (b. 1953) |
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| елка трайкова Bulgarian philologist, BG (b. 1959) |
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