Öhrig Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Öhrig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Öhrig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Ohrig (2) are calculated separately.

Öhrig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Öhrig occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Ohrig. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Öhrig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Öhrig is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Öhrig reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Öhrig is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 93 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany Öhrig exists in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohrig932/
Harig804,064/
Ehrig802,503/
Hörig801,275/
Herig80314/
Härig80170/
Horig8042/
Ahrig800/
Herrig732,010/
Hoerig73543/
Harrig73212/
Haraig73160/
Haarig73134/
Horrig73100/
Oehrig7352/
Haerig7326/
Heurig7326/
Hörzig7323/
Harieg7316/
Aehrig7310/
Hehrig739/
Hörigh738/
Heraig734/
Hareig732/
Harihg731/
Heerig731/
Harigh731/
Ahrieg730/
Hahrig730/
Ehrigh730/
Orig671,744/
Arig671,510/
Erig67747/
Öreg67110/
Harhigh6796/
Haerrig6716/
Heraigh670/
Harrigh670/
Herrieg670/

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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 Öhrig
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