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

The last name Ahlig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Ahlig are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 774,091. In Germany Ahlig is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 47 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Hamburg, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ahlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ahlig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ahlig surname fell 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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