Ehlig Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ehlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1491:540,30544,986
United States861:4,214,639225,501
France331:2,012,810168,616
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ehlig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehlig occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ehlig is the 933,049th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Ehlig are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 27 percent reside, Hesse, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside. Besides Germany Ehlig exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Ehlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ehlig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ehlig last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Ehlig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $35,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aehlig91233/
Gehlig91114/
Oehlig916/
Hehlig910/
Elig89454/
Hoehlig831/
Gelig803,346/
Ohlig801,205/
Hilig80714/
Helig80466/
Ellig80312/
Elhig80236/
Hölig80133/
Eligh80129/
Ahlig80123/
Halig8082/
Eulig8043/
Holig8031/
Oelig807/
Jelig803/
Aelig802/
Hälig802/
Ealig802/
Eligs801/
Eloig801/
Yelig801/
Ihlig801/
Elaig801/
Eligg800/
Ehlik800/
Heilig738,476/
Hillig731,927/
Hallig731,413/
Aellig73752/
Oellig73257/
Eligue73252/
Jehlik73148/
Hellig73145/
Höhlig73126/
Elhaig73123/
Yellig73116/
Höllig7398/
Haelig7361/
Hiligh7360/
Jellig7353/
Yehlik7330/
Hajlig7312/
Esligh7310/
Gielig7310/
Hollig735/
Uhylig735/
Esligk734/
Hoelig734/
Hielig733/
Heligh733/
Elliog732/
Holigh732/
Heluig732/
Haligh732/
Gellig732/
Hailig732/
Heleig731/
Helgig731/
Ehlick731/
Geilig731/
Holhig731/
Jhilig731/
Haylig731/
Elligs731/
Elaigh731/
Hetlig730/
Elik677,861/
Alig673,287/
Elic671,139/
Ilig67730/
Elix67588/
Olig67389/
Hoellig6738/
Hallieg6729/
Heiligh6727/
Eleg6727/
Esligue6727/
Heillig6724/
Ehlicke6715/
Elligue677/
Elug675/
Ylig675/
Eliq674/
Elliogg673/
Heilieg671/
Hiliugh671/
Hilligh671/
Halliug671/
Eluigue671/
Héiligh671/
Yeligue671/
Jlig671/
Ehilick670/
Yoellig670/
Hellieg670/
Geiligh670/

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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
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  • 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 Ehlig
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