Cognomen エルベ (Elbe 
, Erbe , Elbé 
) , all over the world, is quite a common last name. The family name エルベ is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Estonia, and Norway. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Indonesia. Very seldom, エルベ is the forename as well as the last name.