Ehrlich Surname

20,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Ehrlich Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Honourable [from O.H.Ger. êra, honour + the adj. suff. -lîch]

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Ehrlich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,7011:7,523946
United States10,2651:35,3104,405
Israel2,5511:3,355466
Austria5621:15,1522,248
Australia5301:50,9356,328
France3771:176,18827,418
Canada2371:155,46715,773
Argentina2041:209,52717,283
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
Poland1911:198,99926,687
Czechia1691:62,92010,527
South Africa1631:332,37931,027
Italy1171:522,70751,899
England961:580,39635,131
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Mexico661:1,880,70018,230
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Chile491:359,5209,978
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden211:468,89333,666
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Panama61:652,04310,051
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China41:341,830,39216,990
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:125,54712,138

Ehrlich (177) may also be a first name.

Ehrlich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Honourable [from O.H.Ger. êra, honour + the adj. suff. -lîch]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Honest” in German. (Compare “Eerlik” in Afrikaans.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The honest man.

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) and (an invented surname) or (from a priestly or Levite lineage) Although the word means “honest” in German, it was adopted because of its phonetic value. Jews called Aaron selected this name because it was close enough to Aaron in sound and Germanic enough to pass the naming officials. Variations include Ehrman, Ehrenfreund, Ehrenpreis, Ehrenhaft, Ehrenfrucht, Ehrenstein, Ehrenberg, Ehrenhaus, Ehrenfeld, Ehrenfest, Ehrenfried, Ehrenkrantz, Ehrenreich, Ehrenteil, Ehrenthal, Ehrenzweig, Ehrenstamm, etc. As with all names referring to Aaron, the reference may be to an immediate ancestor or to the Biblical Aaron, thus indicating priestly lineage.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: honest.

- kaitlyn51299

Ehrlich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ehrlich is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehrlich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,278th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 270,149 people. The surname Ehrlich occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Ehrlich are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 685,598th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 177 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 10,701 people, or 1 in 7,523. In Germany Ehrlich is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany Ehrlich is found in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Ehrlich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ehrlich has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ehrlich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ehrlich are 3.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ehrlich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 65.57% more than the national average, earning 572,990 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.21% more than the national average, earning R 411,612 per year; in United States they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $51,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $57,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gehrlich93150/
Oehrlich9313/
Ehrlichs931/
Ehrhlich931/
Erlich923,169/
Gerlich863,890/
Herlich86312/
Öhrlich86106/
Ihrlich86100/
Ahrlich8674/
Horlich8628/
Harlich8628/
Erliech8617/
Erhlich8613/
Ejrlich8611/
Oerlich8610/
Erliche868/
Erlicht868/
Earlich865/
Errlich862/
Ehrlikh862/
Eerlich861/
Erlichs861/
Ehrlech860/
Eurlich860/
Ehrlichová82175/
Ehrlichova825/
Herrlich801,167/
Herzlich80243/
Gerrlich8097/
Hairlich806/
Harleich800/
Erlikh771,912/
Orlich771,366/
Arlich7782/
Irlich7770/
Erlech776/
Ehrlij773/
Erlych772/
Erlichová7568/
Girlich71327/
Gerlikh7138/
Irlicht7129/
Harlech716/
Gerlech712/
Oerlych711/
Herlych711/
Herlichová711/
Herlech710/
Erlij6768/
Irrlicht678/
Herleche674/
Herrlichová671/
Orlloich671/

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