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

Ehlig is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ehlig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehlig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 933,049th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Ehlig live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 27 percent reside, Hesse, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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 number of people who held the Ehlig surname increased 2,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ehlig surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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