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 Ehlers Salary in
United States
$46,430 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ehlers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ehlers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ehlers is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ehlers.
How Common Is The Last Name Ehlers? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,727th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 179,262 people. The surname Ehlers is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Ehlers reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 22,579 people, or 1 in 3,566. In Germany Ehlers is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 31 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Ehlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ehlers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 922 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ehlers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ehlers are 21.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.95% registered with the 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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