Eglitis Surname

148,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Eglitis Surname User-submission:

It comes from the Latvian word egle, which means 'pine tree'.

Eglitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2,5131:81653
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Canada371:995,82774,831
England311:1,797,35772,927
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Wales121:257,87814,969
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malta41:107,5681,849
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Eglītis (11) are calculated separately.

Eglitis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Latvian word egle, which means 'pine tree'.

- henrijs

Eglitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eglitis (Russian: Эглитис) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Eglītis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eglitis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eglitis is the 148,508th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,447,950 people. Eglitis is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Eglitis are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 2,513 people, or 1 in 816. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 56 percent reside, Vidzeme, where 20 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Latvia Eglitis is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Eglitis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Eglitis surname is principally Catholic (40%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Eglitis surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Eglitis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning $55,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eglītis9511/
Egletis863/
Eglytis861/
Egluiti861/
Eltis83148/
Oglaitis802/
Eglite775,514/
Elties7722/
Geltis7718/
Giltis773/
Heltis772/
Eltuis771/
Eltiss770/
Egletes717/
Eltaish711/
Iltis671,267/
Helthuis67245/
Eltes67130/
Henglite672/
Giglitti672/

Eglitis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eglitis in the Russian language
Эглитисeglitis-

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