von Erlach Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
von Erlach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
von Erlach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Erlach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Erlach is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Erlach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of von Erlach live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 171,102. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 65 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Gerlach | 95 | 45 | / |
| van Erlach | 90 | 2 | / |
| von Rulach | 90 | 2 | / |
| von Erlich | 90 | 2 | / |
| von Ehrlich | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vanerlach | 84 | 3 | / |
| von Herrlich | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Arlich | 70 | 0 | / |
| von Rollock | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vinerlak | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Hawrylak | 64 | 4 | / |
| van Horlick | 57 | 25 | / |
| Vanerleek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vanhorlick | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 von Erlach
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