All around the world, Elkin (Elkin 
, Елкин 
, Элкин , and others...) is a common boy's given name. The forename Elkin is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Panama, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and the Dominican Republic. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Colombia, the United States, and the Dominican Republic. Likewise, Elkin is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Elkin | Russia, United Kingdom, Honduras, Colombia, United States |
| Елкин | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Bulgaria |
| Элкин | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Элькин, Елькин | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Ёлкин | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| elkin mathews British publisher and bookseller; co-founder of The Bodley Head with John Lane (1851-1921), GB (b. 1851) |
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| elkin percy cumberbatch British medical officer (1880-1939), GB (b. 1880) |
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elkin ramirez Colombian actor and musician, CO (b. 1962) |
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elkin díaz Colombian actor, CO (b. 1965) |
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| elkin umbagai Australian educationist, AU (b. 1921) |
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elkin serna Colombian Paralympic athlete, CO (b. 1985) |
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| elkin reilly Australian rules footballer (1939-2020), AU (b. 1939) |
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elkin blanco Colombian footballer, CO (b. 1989) |
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| elkin restrepo Colombian writer, CO (b. 1942) |
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| elkin lucena CO (b. 1939) |
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| elkin obregón CO (b. 1940) |
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| elkin darío rendón CO (b. 1945) |
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| elkin bueno altahona CO (b. 1950) |
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| elkin fernando alvarez botero Colombian catholic priest, CO (b. 1968) |
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| elkin jaramillo jaramillo Colombian politician, CO (b. 1968) |
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