Ahlers Surname

31,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ahlers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahlers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,3211:7,111887
United States3,8541:94,04710,554
Netherlands4891:34,5345,778
South Africa4011:135,10615,678
Uruguay2001:17,1591,944
Denmark1261:44,7994,691
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Canada691:533,99444,923
France671:991,384111,008
Australia601:449,92835,109
Chile571:309,0618,852
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England291:1,921,31276,208
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Finland201:274,83520,939
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:104,18810,499

Ahlers (15) may also be a first name.

Ahlers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ahlers Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ahlers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,332nd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 427,573 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Ahlers live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

Ahlers is most common in Germany, where it is held by 11,321 people, or 1 in 7,111. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Ahlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ahlers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahlers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ahlers are 22.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ahlers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.88% less than the national average, earning 273,828 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.8% more than the national average, earning R 441,528 per year; in United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $48,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahllers925/
Ahhlers921/
Ahloers920/
Alers912,187/
Ehlers8340,653/
Allers833,860/
Alaers83117/
Algers8371/
Aliers8334/
Öhlers8334/
Holers8328/
Alhers8327/
Ohlers836/
Alerås836/
Helers835/
Aylers832/
Halers831/
Aloers831/
Atlers831/
Aulers831/
Galers831/
Ahlirs831/
Ailers830/
Ahlars830/
Ealers830/
Ahlersová803/
Achillers801/
Oehlers771,383/
Alhersh77485/
Hollers77387/
Hellers77291/
Hallers77207/
Heilers77203/
Heulers7795/
Gallers7732/
Alearsh7732/
Heelers7718/
Alliers7711/
Ehlears778/
Eihlers777/
Allgers772/
Hoelers771/
Allears771/
Hoslers770/
Ehllers770/
Ehliers770/
Alleers770/
Haslers770/
Gaylers770/
Ehlehrs770/
Ehleirs770/
Allerst770/
Elers73407/
Alors73227/
Olers7366/
Alirs733/
Alars733/
Gallears7149/
Heislers7149/
Ailleurs715/
Hauliers712/
Heilgers711/
Helliers711/
Halliers711/
Allearse711/
Holliers710/
Heileers710/
Hauslers710/
Eilers6718,727/
Ellers671,150/
Olgers67343/
Allars67262/
Eylers67214/
Elerss67153/
Elersh67122/
Oelers67107/
Ollers6782/
Elhers6769/
Eulers6729/
Eliers6723/
Alarsh6716/
Alhars6714/
Olerås677/
Aulars677/
Alerce676/
Alahrs674/
Alerch672/
Halars672/
Olhers671/
Ehlars671/
Ehlors671/
Eloers671/
Haallgers671/
Ohlérs671/
Uilers671/
Golers671/
Alorsh671/
Alyars671/
Alleersch671/
Elaers671/
Ehlirs670/
Allors670/
Eleers670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahlers
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