Piehlig Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Piehlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piehlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Piehlig Last Name Facts

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

Piehlig is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piehlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Piehlig reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Piehlig is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 72 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 6 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Besides Germany Piehlig is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehlig9235/
Paehlig8689/
Poehlig8621/
Pilig8385/
Pelig830/
Pehlic77299/
Pählig7743/
Pihlik7729/
Petlig7716/
Pelicg771/
Piilig771/
Pielik771/
Piligh771/
Piligg771/
Pilaig771/
Pelgig771/
Pehlik771/
Peslig771/
Peligs770/
Phielix71281/
Pielick7135/
Peligue711/
Pehlick711/
Peahlic711/
Peleg675,036/
Pulig67838/
Pelik67460/
Pilic67427/
Pilug67325/
Pelic67325/
Pilik67186/
Pelix6792/
Pihaylic6741/
Pihajlic6724/
Pielicke6720/
Pelug6710/
Piliq677/
Pielique676/
Pilix672/

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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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  • 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 Piehlig
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