Surname Erlit (Erlit 
) , throughout the world, is a very rare last name. The surname Erlit is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, where it is a very rare surname, Peru, where it is an extremely rare surname, and Venezuela. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. More frequently, Erlit is the forename as well as the last name.