Erleigh Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Erleigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erleigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erleigh is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Erleigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erleigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Erleigh live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Erleigh is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 61 percent are found, Western Cape, where 28 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Erleigh Last Name Statistics demography

Erleigh earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 285.73% more than the national average, earning R 916,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Earleigh930/
Hoerleigh880/
Eerligh8647/
Arleigh867/
Ehrligh861/
Erlaigh860/
Erlig8338/
Erleg830/
Oehrligh801/
Harleigh800/
Erlikh771,912/
Herlig7734/
Gerlig7710/
Arligh771/
Yerlig771/
Ehrlig770/
Herleg770/
Gerlagh7173/
Gerlikh7138/
Geerlig7127/
Iorligh714/
Ehrlikh712/
Yerlagh711/
Erligue711/
Erlickh711/
Orlaigh711/
Erlik67467/
Ärlig67158/
Gerlaugh67120/
Arleg6770/
Erlic6767/
Arlig6735/
Erlec6728/
Jerlehag6716/
Gerlough674/
Earlaugh670/
Erlek670/

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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 Erleigh
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