Ohlig Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ohlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0721:75,0989,507
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ohlig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ohlig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ohlig.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ohlig is the 312,208th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,047,756 people. Ohlig occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Ohlig are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,072 people, or 1 in 75,098. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.

Ohlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ohlig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ohlig surname grew 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ohlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ohlig last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Ohlig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.91% more than the national average, earning $51,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohligs91107/
Oehlig916/
Gohlig911/
Olig89389/
Hoehlig831/
Ollig80950/
Helig80466/
Ehlig80282/
Hölig80133/
Ahlig80123/
Halig8082/
Holig8031/
Oelig807/
Golig803/
Hälig802/
Oilig802/
Ohlug801/
Oslig801/
Oliug800/
Ohleg800/
Oligg800/
Oligs800/
Hallig731,413/
Oellig73257/
Aehlig73233/
Hellig73145/
Höhlig73126/
Olligs73117/
Höllig7398/
Haelig7361/
Oligue7316/
Hollig735/
Hoelig734/
Heligh733/
Haligh732/
Heluig732/
Holigh732/
Hohlik732/
Hohlic732/
Heleig731/
Golaig731/
Holhig731/
Olligg731/
Olllig731/
Haleig731/
Haslig730/
Hehlig730/
Olleig730/
Alig673,287/
Olik671,573/
Oleg67985/
Olug67878/
Elig67454/
Olic67216/
Olix67110/
Oligova6793/
Hoellig6738/
Hallieg6729/
Oliq6713/
Olligue676/
Haleigh675/
Hohliok672/
Haligue672/
Hollisg671/
Olyg671/
Halleig671/
Ouligue671/
Halliug671/
Gohlick671/
Oljg671/
Hellieg670/
Holeigh670/

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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 Ohlig
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