Family name Эльке (Elke 
, Эльке 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Эльке is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Liechtenstein, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, where it is quite a rare surname, and Austria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, Spain, and the United States. Much more prevalently, Эльке is the forename as well as the last name.