Surname Элкин (Elkin 
, Элкин 
) , worldwide, is a common family name. The last name Элкин is characteristic of 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, it is commonest in the United States, Colombia, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, Элкин is the forename as well as the last name.