Gehlig Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Gehlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gehlig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gehlig has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehlig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gehlig reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 75 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Beside South Africa Gehlig exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Gehlig Last Name Statistics demography

Gehlig earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 494.13% more than the national average, earning R 1,411,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelig913,346/
Ehlig91282/
Guelig83168/
Sehlig8310/
Gielig8310/
Gellig832/
Gohlig831/
Geilig831/
Göhlig831/
Geslig831/
Hehlig830/
Elig80454/
Ghaligh7710/
Gehlike777/
Geiligh770/
Selig737,710/
Gilig731,584/
Zelig731,093/
Hilig73714/
Helig73466/
Gelik73357/
Geleg73321/
Ellig73312/
Elhig73236/
Eligh73129/
Celig7375/
Gelic7349/
Gelix7347/
Eulig7343/
Galig7341/
Golig733/
Gelug733/
Jelig733/
Hälig732/
Ealig732/
Eligs731/
Eloig731/
Yelig731/
Ihlig731/
Elaig731/
Eligg730/
Ehlik730/
Gueligue7127/
Gehlicke7110/
Geihlick718/
Gaeleigh713/
Geligova711/
Heilig678,476/
Seelig676,453/
Gillig672,001/
Hillig671,927/
Chilig671,017/
Eligue67252/
Gelikh67159/
Jehlik67148/
Hellig67145/
Elhaig67123/
Yellig67116/
Hiligh6760/
Gelijk6759/
Zeilig6757/
Jellig6753/
Gelike6753/
Zeelig6750/
Ghilic6747/
Gaelic6745/
Seylig6739/
Seligh6737/
Getlik6736/
Zeligs6733/
Gholik6731/
Yehlik6730/
Chelig6724/
Gelick6721/
Gielik6719/
Gelics6717/
Hajlig6712/
Sielig6711/
Esligh6710/
Geylik678/
Ngeleg678/
Ghalik677/
Ngilig677/
Gelisk676/
Uhylig675/
Esligk674/
Hielig673/
Ceelig673/
Heligh673/
Gelleg673/
Elliog672/
Heluig672/
Hailig672/
Gheleg672/
Ghaliq672/
Gelegs672/
Gielic672/
Geyleg672/
Ghelic672/
Geelik672/
Heleig671/
Ehlick671/
Geslik671/
Golaig671/
Zielig671/
Seligg671/
Jhilig671/
Haylig671/
Sealig671/
Gelgic671/
Gelijc671/
Goelik671/
Elligs671/
Elaigh671/
Seilig670/
Hetlig670/
Gallig670/
Selieg670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gehlig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis