Family name Елке (Elke 
, Елке 
, Yelke 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Елке is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Liechtenstein, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, where it is quite a rare surname, and Austria. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, Spain, and India. Much more prevalently, Елке is the forename as well as the last name.