Family name Элке (Elke 
, Элке 
) , around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Элке is habitual in 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 the most numerous in Germany, Spain, and the United States. Predominantly, Элке is the forename as well as the last name.