Erlon Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Erlon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Érlon (1) are calculated separately.

Erlon (4,472) may also be a first name.

Erlon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erlon is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Érlon. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Erlon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Erlon are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 102,960th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 4,472 people.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Ceará, where 14 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 14 percent live. Other than Brazil Erlon occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.

Erlon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erlon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Erlon surname declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Érlon931/
Erlong9133/
Herlon9111/
Gerlon913/
Earlon912/
Erlion912/
Jerlon911/
Yerlon911/
Erleon910/
Herlong83838/
Herlion8344/
Jearlon831/
Geirlon831/
Gerlion831/
Jerlong831/
Erlan80837/
Arlon80182/
Orlon80176/
Irlon802/
Erlun801/
Heryllon771/
Gerrlion770/
Herlan733,093/
Erland731,077/
Erlian73225/
Erlund73220/
Horlon73214/
Gerlan73191/
Harlon73144/
Erlang73111/
Yerlan7377/
Ierlan7332/
Erlant7325/
Arleon7318/
Orleon7314/
Erlane7311/
Erlune737/
Arlion736/
Erlyan736/
Irlond734/
Jerlan734/
Irloin733/
Hérlon731/
Orlion731/
Arloon731/
Erlaan731/
Earlan731/
Irlong731/
Herlán731/
Ayrlon731/
Yorlon731/
Girlon730/
Hirlon730/
Herland671,276/
Herlian67854/
Gerlyan67678/
Eerland67437/
Earland67421/
Herlant67298/
Ehrlund67230/
Orillon6777/
Arellon6761/
Ierland6761/
Herlund6755/
Jerlang6733/
Erliane6727/
Erlaçin6721/
Herlung6715/
Jerland6714/
Eirland6712/
Harlion679/
Arillon678/
Ierlant678/
Erlatin677/
Erlandh676/
Herluin672/
Yerlang672/
Herlane672/
Herlang672/
Eherlan671/
Erlujnd671/
Gerlian671/
Yerlank671/
Harleon671/
D'Arlon671/
Earluin671/
Herllom671/
Earlane670/
Harloin670/
Harrlon670/
Harloon670/
Earlann670/

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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 Erlon
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