Ehrig Surname

171,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ehrig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehrig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6591:48,5266,349
United States6581:550,84945,535
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Ehrig Last Name Facts

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

Ehrig is most common in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ehrig.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehrig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,927th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,911,525 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ehrig live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,659 people, or 1 in 48,526. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 25 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany Ehrig is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Ehrig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ehrig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ehrig last name rose 553 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehrig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ehrig last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ehrig earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning 261,252 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.88% less than the national average, earning $41,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oehrig9152/
Aehrig9110/
Hehrig919/
Eahrig911/
Ehrigh910/
Erig89747/
Ethrigh831/
Gehrigh830/
Ihrig804,430/
Harig804,064/
Gerig803,008/
Hörig801,275/
Herig80314/
Esrig80185/
Härig80170/
Errig8046/
Horig8042/
Eurig8037/
Erieg8035/
Erzig8034/
Öhrig8015/
Ergig808/
Eirig805/
Ehric804/
Erhig803/
Ehrik802/
Ohrig802/
Ierig801/
Yhrig801/
Eraig801/
Ereig800/
Erigh800/
Ehreg800/
Jhrig800/
Ahrig800/
Etrig800/
Eruig800/
Ehrigová773/
Herzig7312,179/
Gerigk732,544/
Herrig732,010/
Hoerig73543/
Harrig73212/
Haraig73160/
Haarig73134/
Ehrick73118/
Horrig73100/
Gerrig7334/
Haerig7326/
Heurig7326/
Hörzig7323/
Hirrig7319/
Harieg7316/
Hörigh738/
Hirzig735/
Heraig734/
Geraig734/
Gerigh734/
Gerhig733/
Geerig732/
Heirig731/
Earrig731/
Eriggs731/
Heerig731/
Harigh731/
Aerigh731/
Harihg731/
Gergig731/
Gereig731/
Ergigh731/
Hairig731/
Etrigh730/
Ahrieg730/
Hetrig730/
Ethreg730/
Hergig730/
Gihrig730/
Hahrig730/
Hierig730/
Ericgh730/
Eric67159,043/
Erik6710,252/
Orig671,744/
Arig671,510/
Ereg67935/
Irig67281/
Heirigs67212/
Harhigh6796/
Erug6754/
Herrigt6731/
Hierzig6722/
Haerrig6716/
Eriq6714/
Gehrick6710/
Erix677/
Herigue675/
Jrig673/
Erigova672/
Ehricks672/
Hirigue672/
Herrigs671/
Heatrig671/
Geerigk671/
Eryg671/
Herrieg670/
Harrigh670/
Heraigh670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ehrig
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