Hedwig Forename

6,665th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 157,573 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hedwig Forename Definition:

Teutonic (feminine) - Happy chief.

Hedwig Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
121,3941:796195
Austria
100%
18,0661:471119
Switzerland
100%
3,7791:2,173423
Belgium
100%
3,2711:3,513626
Netherlands
100%
2,9451:5,739842
United States
100%
2,8131:128,8795,302
Brazil
100%
8061:265,80210,743
Italy
100%
6381:95,7091,842
Namibia-5251:4,579689
Indonesia
100%
5121:503,83537,857
Zimbabwe
 
97%
3341:46,1794,098
South Africa
 
98%
3151:173,12011,669
Papua New Guinea
 
97%
2891:28,2092,800
Uganda
 
96%
1831:223,8087,362
Suriname
100%
1811:3,054705
England
 
95%
1631:341,1228,272
Israel
 
99%
1341:62,7083,458
Sweden
 
99%
1111:88,8103,958
Canada
100%
1041:318,59010,025
Philippines
53%
 
1001:1,060,09528,385
Cameroon
100%
861:251,2859,969
Dominican Republic-741:140,9636,526
Paraguay
 
96%
671:108,0122,599
France
100%
641:1,038,5998,027
Kenya
 
84%
611:759,13317,357
India
81%
 
481:25,309,958550,886
Argentina
100%
431:994,7275,195
Liechtenstein-401:946205
Chile
 
95%
381:463,3485,820
Malaysia
52%
 
321:951,56134,118
Peru
 
91%
291:1,096,25714,144
Nigeria
100%
281:6,341,58486,017
Zambia-261:609,80012,796
Norway
100%
251:205,2935,123
Luxembourg
100%
221:25,6391,366
Spain
100%
191:2,448,94612,647
Ecuador-181:984,8297,752
Venezuela
100%
151:2,013,46035,361
Thailand
 
90%
151:4,671,05489,574
Mexico
100%
141:8,867,45928,360
Scotland
 
94%
141:382,1695,277
Uruguay
100%
111:311,6034,655
Ghana
100%
91:2,998,4685,965
Estonia
100%
91:146,1535,307
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Denmark-81:706,1879,598
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Saint Lucia
67%
 
61:29,6362,683
Croatia
100%
51:843,4157,845
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Trinidad and Tobago-51:272,28413,349
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Hungary
100%
41:2,447,9434,263
Czechia
100%
41:2,664,0405,608
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Turkey
100%
31:25,933,90352,822
Finland-31:1,827,72814,078
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Slovakia
100%
21:2,655,0326,915
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526

The alternate forms: Hédwig (1) are calculated separately.

Hedwig (1,077) may also be a surname.

Hedwig Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Teutonic (feminine) - Happy chief.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Teutonic name, meaning: Refuge in trouble.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Hedwig Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hédwig941/
Hedweig9216/
Headwig9213/
Hedwigh9211/
Hedwieg9210/
Heidwig924/
Hedwigg922/
Hedwigs921/
Hedwihg921/
Heddwig921/
Haedwig921/
Edwig911,697/
Heidewig867/
Heidwigh861/
Headwieg861/
Hedwigue861/
Hedvig838,308/
Hadwig83379/
Hetwig83111/
Hedwik83100/
Hedwiq8365/
Hidwig8313/
Edwigs8312/
Heduig8311/
Edwigh839/
Hedweg837/
Eadwig835/
Edwigt834/
Edwuig833/
Hedwyg832/
Edwigz831/
Edwieg831/
Edwiog831/
Eddwig831/
Hedwick77944/
Hedvigs777/
Hettwig773/
Khedvig773/
Hedvigt772/
Edwigue772/
Heitwig771/
Hetwigh771/
Hedwiek771/
Headwik771/
Haetwig771/
Edvig73102/
Edwik73101/
Etwig736/
Eduig735/
Edbig732/
Idwig731/
Odwig731/
Edwyg731/
Edwiq731/
Headwick71118/
Chedwick7116/
Hetwiegh711/
Hedwicke711/
Heddwick711/
Heidveig711/
Heideweg711/
Edwick671,779/
Hedvik6790/
Hetwik6710/
Edwike677/
Edvigs676/
Hadwiq675/
Hatwig674/
Eadwik673/
Hadvig673/
Edveig672/
Adwieg671/
Eadvig671/
Edweeg671/
Edwygh671/
Edhuig671/
Ethwig671/
Hetuig671/
Hidbig671/
Hetweg671/
Hitwig671/
Hidwik671/
Heidewick671/
Heduic671/
Heduik671/
Hedwek671/
Jedwic671/
Adwigh671/

Search for Another Forename

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Hedwig