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 last name Erleigh is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Erleigh.

How Common Is The Last Name Erleigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Erleigh are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Erleigh is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most prevalent 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 Erleigh is found 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
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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 Erleigh
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