Oelhers Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Oelhers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oelhers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oelhers Last Name Facts

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

Oelhers is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oelhers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Oelhers are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. In The Netherlands Oelhers is most numerous in: Flevoland, where 100 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oelers92107/
Elhers9269/
Olhers921/
Oellers861,537/
Oehlers861,383/
Elhersh86497/
Elehers861/
Hoelers861/
Oelgers860/
Elers83407/
Olers8366/
Ehlers7740,653/
Eilers7718,727/
Ellers771,150/
Eylers77214/
Elerss77153/
Elersh77122/
Ollers7782/
Ejlers7735/
Eulers7729/
Holers7728/
Alhers7727/
Eliers7723/
Olerås777/
Ohlers776/
Helers775/
Elhars774/
Eloers771/
Elaers771/
Eleers770/
Ealers770/
Gouilhers7522/
Alhersh71485/
Hollers71387/
Hellers71291/
Heilers71203/
Helaers71170/
Heulers7195/
Eilerås7188/
Eijlers7183/
Eliaers7144/
Ellerås7132/
Elliers7129/
Heelers7118/
Eislers7110/
Ehlears718/
Eihlers717/
Elhorsh714/
Eillers712/
Eiliers712/
Hejlers712/
Olliers712/
Eylerst711/
Ellerss711/
Elharsh711/
Eileers711/
Ellehrs710/
Yellers710/
Ehleirs710/
Ehlehrs710/
Aielers710/
Ahelers710/
Ehliers710/
Ehllers710/
Ehalers710/
Alers672,187/
Olars67121/
Heislers6749/
Hollaers6741/
Auwelers6724/
Hoelaars6720/
Olors677/
Elors673/
Heilgers671/
Oehlerch671/
Hellaers671/
Helliers671/
Ejilerse671/
Elirs670/
Ulers670/
Eilliers670/
Elars670/
Heileers670/
Holliers670/

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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 Oelhers
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