Last name Elsen (Elsen 
, Alansa 
, Elsene 
) , all around the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Elsen is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Luxembourg, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, and Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Western Europe, particularly Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands. Also, Elsen is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Elsen | Belgium, Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Germany, United States |
| Alansa | Nigeria, Brazil, Indonesia, United States, India |
| Elsene | Belgium, Philippines, Egypt, United States, Brazil |
| אלסן | Israel |
| abraham elsen 18 Sep 1729 - 16 Feb 1810 (b. 1729) |
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| hendrik jozef elsen 11 Jan 1776 Antwerpen - 14 Jan 1846 Antwerpen (b. 1776) |
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| catharina elsen 20 Jan 1801 Antwerpen - 19 Jan 1873 Antwerpen (b. 1801) |
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| alfred elsen Belgian painter (1850-1914), BE (b. 1850) |
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paul van elsen DE (b. 1901) |
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joop van elsen Dutch politician (1916-2006), NL (b. 1916) |
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theo elsen Dutch politician, NL (b. 1928) |
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frans elsen Dutch composer and pianist (1934-2011), NL (b. 1934) |
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eva-maria ten elsen East German swimmer, DE (b. 1937) |
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| aloysius josef elsen German politician, DE (b. 1899) |
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| christophorus elsen DE (b. 1890) |
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| franz-michael elsen German politician (1906-1980), DE (b. 1906) |
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| gustave elsen Luxembourgish politician (1912-1997), LU (b. 1912) |
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| c. n. elsen (b. 1903) |
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| nicolaas willem elsen Dutch politician (1915-1995), NL (b. 1915) |
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