Erlangsen Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Erlangsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlangsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark531:106,5049,962
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erlangsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erlangsen is found most in Denmark. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlangsen? popularity and diffusion

Erlangsen is the 1,871,545th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Erlangsen live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 106,504. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 62 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent reside. Outside of Denmark this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.

Erlangsen Last Name Statistics demography

Erlangsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning R 222,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlingsen8997/
Erlengsen890/
Erlingson7865/
Erlingsson74824/
Earlingson740/
Airlanggeng703/
Erlingssønn701/
Arling'son631/
Ehrlin Åkesson521/

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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
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  • 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 Erlangsen
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