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 occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herlig is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Herlig is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Herlig are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

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

Herlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herlig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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
  • 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 Herlig
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