Ehlers Surname
Approximately 40,653 people bear this surname
Ehlers Surname Definition:
“Rich Army”. Corruption of Old German Adalhari.
Ehlers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22,579 | 1:3,566 | 384 |
| United States | 10,991 | 1:32,978 | 4,121 |
| South Africa | 4,082 | 1:13,272 | 1,669 |
| Denmark | 956 | 1:5,905 | 549 |
| Brazil | 466 | 1:459,387 | 17,412 |
| Australia | 381 | 1:70,855 | 8,377 |
| Canada | 197 | 1:187,033 | 18,476 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Mexico | 97 | 1:1,279,652 | 14,962 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 1:12,250 | 984 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,192 | 1:42,130 | 4,925 |
Ehlers (67) may also be a first name.
Ehlers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Rich Army”. Corruption of Old German Adalhari.
(German) Descendant of Adalhard (noble, brave), or of Adalhari (noble, army).
Ehlers Demographics
Average Male Ehlers Height
178.62 cm
Average Female Ehlers Height
168.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ehlers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ehlers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ehlers is most common in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ehlers? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,727th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 179,262 people. Ehlers is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Ehlers are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ehlers is also the 1,191,548th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name Ehlers is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 22,579 people, or 1 in 3,566. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 31 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Ehlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ehlers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ehlers last name increased 922 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ehlers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ehlers are 21.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.95% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ehlers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.2% more than the national average, earning R 402,072 per year; in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,017 CAD per year.
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