Carlig Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Carlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1421:141,39315,165
Italy1241:493,19950,350
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France31:22,140,907385,998
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Cârlig (3) are calculated separately.

Carlig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carlig occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cârlig. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 844,382nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Carlig are found; 45 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 141,393. In Romania Carlig is most prevalent in: Iași County, where 33 percent reside, Bihor County, where 25 percent reside and Galați County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Carlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carlig are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Carlig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.9% more than the national average, earning $75,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cârlig943/
Carleigh864/
Charligh860/
Carlic8322/
Carlik8317/
Carlug832/
Karlig832/
Carlix831/
Carleg830/
Carlick77281/
Charlik7713/
Carlisk772/
Carluik771/
Carlugh770/
Charlick71567/
Karleigh7111/
Carlehøg711/
Carlicks711/
Karlik673,973/
Karlic67276/
Carlık67198/
Jarlik6712/
Carlek6711/
Sarlik676/
Carlex673/
Sairleigh672/
Çarlik671/
Carluc671/
Carlaiske671/
Karlyg671/
Kerlig670/

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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 Carlig
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