Pohlig Surname
Approximately 751 people bear this surname
Pohlig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 404 | 1:199,271 | 22,903 |
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Pöhlig (55) are calculated separately.
Pohlig Demographics
Average Pohlig Salary in
United States
$46,741 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pohlig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pohlig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pohlig is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pöhlig. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pohlig? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 452,102nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. The surname Pohlig occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Pohlig reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 199,271. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent are found, Thuringia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Germany Pohlig is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Pohlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pohlig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 735 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pohlig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pohlig last name are 30.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.63% registered with the political party.
Pohlig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,741 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pöhlig | 94 | 55 | / |
| Poehlig | 92 | 21 | / |
| Poohlig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Polig | 91 | 308 | / |
| Pollig | 83 | 102 | / |
| Pahlig | 83 | 70 | / |
| Pählig | 83 | 43 | / |
| Pehlig | 83 | 35 | / |
| Pholig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poleig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Polhig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Paehlig | 77 | 89 | / |
| Poullig | 77 | 30 | / |
| Pouliog | 77 | 2 | / |
| Polic | 73 | 744 | / |
| Polik | 73 | 303 | / |
| Poleg | 73 | 128 | / |
| Palig | 73 | 47 | / |
| Polix | 73 | 29 | / |
| Pölig | 73 | 15 | / |
| Polug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pelig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Poligova | 71 | 19 | / |
| Polleigh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Paulig | 67 | 585 | / |
| Poulik | 67 | 482 | / |
| Polick | 67 | 450 | / |
| Pehlic | 67 | 299 | / |
| Poliec | 67 | 175 | / |
| Polics | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pollic | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pallig | 67 | 24 | / |
| Polike | 67 | 18 | / |
| Poslik | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pahlic | 67 | 14 | / |
| Polaik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phalik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poilic | 67 | 11 | / |
| Poliuc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pollik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Polikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phaleg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poliuk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poulic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheleg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palaig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pollug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paliog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelicg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehlik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polidk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poluik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poloik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polegs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pooleg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polyog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfolug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polikc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polioc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phalug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohlek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pollix | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pohlig
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