Cognomen עלקין (Elkin 
, עלקין 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The cognomen עלקין is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Colombia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Honduras. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Colombia, and the United Kingdom. More frequently, עלקין is the forename as well as the last name.