Ehlers Surname

13,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ehlers Surname Definition:

“Rich Army”. Corruption of Old German Adalhari.

Ehlers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,5791:3,566384
United States10,9911:32,9784,121
South Africa4,0821:13,2721,669
Denmark9561:5,905549
Brazil4661:459,38717,412
Australia3811:70,8558,377
Canada1971:187,03318,476
England1201:464,31730,397
Mexico971:1,279,65214,962
France891:746,32392,306
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Austria731:116,65016,371
Israel621:138,02614,788
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Sweden541:182,34712,605
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Chile251:704,65916,160
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Norway91:571,36544,190
Finland71:785,24338,644
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Panama71:558,8949,437
Wales61:515,75523,171
Namibia41:602,35012,421
China41:341,830,39216,990
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1921:42,1304,925

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Adalhard (noble, brave), or of Adalhari (noble, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oehlers921,383/
Ehlears928/
Eihlers927/
Ehllers920/
Ehliers920/
Gehlers920/
Ehlehrs920/
Ehleirs920/
Ehlersd920/
Elers91407/
Eilers8318,727/
Ahlers8317,044/
Ellers831,150/
Eylers83214/
Elerss83153/
Elersh83122/
Elgers83113/
Oelers83107/
Elhers8369/
Ejlers8335/
Öhlers8334/
Eulers8329/
Holers8328/
Eliers8323/
Elersp8314/
Ohlers836/
Helers835/
Hilers832/
Halers831/
Ehlars831/
Ehlors831/
Eloers831/
Eslers831/
Elerse831/
Elaers831/
Ehlirs830/
Ealers830/
Eleers830/
Hillers771,802/
Oellers771,537/
Elhersh77497/
Hollers77387/
Hellers77291/
Hallers77207/
Heilers77203/
Helaers77170/
Eulaers77160/
Gellers77115/
Heulers7795/
Eilerås7788/
Eijlers7783/
Eliaers7744/
Ellerås7732/
Elliers7729/
Heelers7718/
Eislers7710/
Hislers7710/
Etlersø776/
Ahllers775/
Hyllers774/
Oelhers773/
Eiliers772/
Eillers772/
Hejlers772/
Hoelers771/
Eileers771/
Eylerst771/
Hylgers771/
Elehers771/
Ahhlers771/
Ellerss771/
Ahloers770/
Alers732,187/
Olers7366/
Elors733/
Ilers732/
Elirs730/
Jlers730/
Elars730/
Heislers7149/
Hollaers7141/
Hilliers7110/
Hillerås717/
Hillgers713/
Heylaers712/
Huiliers712/
Heilgers711/
Hellaers711/
Helliers711/
Halliers711/
Holliers710/
Hillerst710/
Eilliers710/
Heileers710/
Allers673,860/
Ellars67286/
Illers67139/
Alaers67117/
Ollers6782/
Aliers6734/
Alhers6727/
Olerås677/
Alerås676/
Elhars674/
Ellors672/
Aylers672/
Halars672/
Olhers671/
Ilgers671/
Aloers671/
Ohlérs671/
Uilers671/
Ahlirs671/
Elorsh671/
Elarsh671/
Ellirs670/
Eilars670/
Holars670/
Ailers670/
Ahlars670/

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