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 is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ohrig. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Öhrig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Öhrig live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 93 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.

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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