Erlston Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

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

Erlston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erlston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Erlston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erlston is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erlston is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Erlston are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 57 percent reside, New Jersey, where 23 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 44 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Erlston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erlston has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erlston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erlston last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Erlston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.71% more than the national average, earning R 614,796 per year and in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Earlston93107/
Herlston932/
Earlstone8828/
Hearlston8815/
Herleston884/
Herelston880/
Erlstan860/
Heairlston8212/
Harlston80186/
Hirlston8052/
Horlston800/
Heairleston783/
Harleston75513/
Horleston7550/
Harelston755/
Hirlstone750/
Harrelston7110/
Herlestam637/
Järlstam5314/
Järlestam505/

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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 Erlston
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