Erlingson Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Erlingson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlingson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden491:200,95413,911
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Erlingson (93) may also be a first name.

Erlingson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erlingson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlingson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Erlingson occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Erlingson are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia. Erlingson is also the 986,211th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 93 people.

The last name Erlingson is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 200,954. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Värmland County, where 29 percent live, Skåne County, where 27 percent live and Stockholm County, where 18 percent live. Besides Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Erlingson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Erlingson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erlingson Last Name Statistics demography

Erlingson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlingsson95824/
Earlingson950/
Erlingsen8997/
Arling'son841/
Erlingssønn801/
Erlangsen7898/
Erlengsen780/
Erlin Agusna761/
Ehrlin Åkesson701/

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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 Erlingson
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