Uhlig Surname

26,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Uhlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uhlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,6981:4,549530
United States1,7731:204,43320,061
Brazil4851:441,39016,718
Austria961:88,70213,087
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada461:800,99162,809
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
France351:1,897,792163,564
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Norway111:467,48139,375
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Uhlig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uhlig is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Uhlig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uhlig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,064th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 352,925 people. Uhlig is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Uhlig live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Uhlig is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 17,698 people, or 1 in 4,549. In Germany Uhlig is primarily found in: Saxony, where 55 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Uhlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Uhlig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Uhlig surname expanded 1,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Uhlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uhlig surname are 7.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Uhlig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.35% more than the national average, earning 458,027 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning R 263,988 per year; in Colombia they earn 59.78% less than the national average, earning $9,130,560 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $47,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uhylig915/
Uhligh911/
Ulig89137/
Uhlik801,023/
Gulig80773/
Hilig80714/
Aulig80123/
Ullig8097/
Eulig8043/
Holig8031/
Ulhig8013/
Hulig8013/
Utlig802/
Ihlig801/
Uhlic801/
Uhligová7716/
Uhligova772/
Hillig731,927/
Huslig73287/
Uhlick7389/
Hiligh7360/
Uhliuc7330/
Uhlics7315/
Uiligh7315/
Oehlig736/
Hollig735/
Hoelig734/
Hielig733/
Holigh732/
Ulluig731/
Uhliek731/
Holhig731/
Ulligh730/
Uhlike730/
Ilig67730/
Ulik67543/
Olig67389/
Ulug67161/
Ulic67102/
Hoellig6738/
Uligova6713/
Uleg673/
Ulligue671/
Hiliugh671/
Hilligh671/
Huligue671/
Hoehlig671/
Ouligue671/
Ulix671/
Uliq671/
Uljg671/
Gulligh671/
Gulligg670/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uhlig
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