Herlig Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Herlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Herlig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herlig is most common in Switzerland. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herlig is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Herlig reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 586,637. In Switzerland Herlig is most frequent in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 43 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland Herlig exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Herlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herlig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herlig Last Name Statistics demography

Herlig earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlig9138/
Harlig8361/
Herlik8358/
Herlix8338/
Herlic8316/
Gerlig8310/
Ährlig839/
Härlig831/
Horlig830/
Ehrlig830/
Herleg830/
Hoerleigh800/
Herlick77245/
Eerligh7747/
Herlicq7743/
Geerlig7727/
Erleigh7727/
Cherlik779/
Chirlig779/
Erligue771/
Ehrligh771/
Cherlic771/
Erlaigh770/
Erlik73467/
Ärlig73158/
Erlic7367/
Arlig7335/
Erleg730/
Herrlick711/
Oehrligh711/
Heirlick710/
Harleigh710/
Earleigh710/
Erlikh671,912/
Erlick67212/
Hyrlik6763/
Gerlik6760/
Herlík6753/
Earlix6726/
Horlik679/
Herlyk678/
Aerlic678/
Herlec674/
Erliks674/
Harlik674/
Harleg672/
Ehrlic672/
Erlics671/
Orligk671/
Arligh671/
Arhlig670/

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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 Herlig
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