Erlank Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Erlank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2711:42,6265,448
Namibia251:96,3768,697
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Erlank (41) may also be a first name.

Erlank Last Name Facts

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

Erlank is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlank? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erlank is the 281,779th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,323,262 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Erlank live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 41 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,271 people, or 1 in 42,626. In South Africa Erlank is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Erlank Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Erlank earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 42.91% more than the national average, earning R 339,600 per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerlank921/
Erlang83111/
Gerlang7787/
Jerlang7733/
Gerlanc7729/
Herlang772/
Yerlang772/
Orellank711/
Erlanque711/
Orlang6749/
Erlong6733/
Arlang6722/
Herlong62838/
Gerlong6298/
Harlang6232/
Airlang6213/
Yorlang6210/
Herleng621/
Horlang621/
Jerlong621/
Jitrlang5736/
Airlangz571/
Herrleng571/
Harlangh570/
Arleng5019/
Orleng503/
Arlong501/
Irlong501/

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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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  • 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 Erlank
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