Ahlig Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ahlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ahlig Last Name Facts

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

Ahlig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ahlig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Ahlig are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Ahlig is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 47 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Hamburg, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Ahlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ahlig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahlig surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aehlig91233/
Alig893,287/
Ohlig801,205/
Allig80651/
Helig80466/
Ehlig80282/
Aslig80134/
Hölig80133/
Aulig80123/
Halig8082/
Galig8041/
Aliog8032/
Holig8031/
Aylig8029/
Aligh8025/
Atlig8016/
Aluig804/
Alieg803/
Aelig802/
Aligg802/
Alhig802/
Hälig802/
Ealig802/
Algig801/
Aalig801/
Ahliq801/
Heilig738,476/
Hallig731,413/
Aellig73752/
Aligue73304/
Ailigh73299/
Hellig73145/
Höhlig73126/
Ohligs73107/
Höllig7398/
Haelig7361/
Ahalik7353/
Alaigh7328/
Hajlig7312/
Oehlig736/
Hollig735/
Hoelig734/
Alligh734/
Ahlick734/
Heligh733/
Holigh732/
Heluig732/
Haligh732/
Allieg732/
Hailig732/
Heleig731/
Atligh731/
Haleig731/
Haylig731/
Holhig731/
Alhaig731/
Aleigh731/
Aalhig731/
Gohlig731/
Gallig730/
Hehlig730/
Haslig730/
Alix6714,104/
Alik675,441/
Alic673,564/
Aliq672,621/
Alug67943/
Elig67454/
Olig67389/
Aleg67153/
Alligue6763/
Hoellig6738/
Hallieg6729/
Heiligh6727/
Heillig6724/
Ahalike678/
Haleigh675/
Haligue672/
Aligova672/
Halleig671/
Heilieg671/
Hollisg671/
Halliug671/
Ahleikh671/
Hoehlig671/
Alyg671/
Alaigue671/
Aligowa671/
Asleigh670/
Hellieg670/
Alliegh670/
Holeigh670/

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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
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  • 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 Ahlig
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