Altwig Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
South Africa

Altwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Altwig Last Name Facts

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

Altwig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Altwig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altwig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Altwig live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Altwig is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 55 percent live, Brandenburg, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 27 percent live.

Altwig Last Name Statistics demography

Altwig earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 120.58% more than the national average, earning R 524,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altweg839/
Altwegg77514/
Altwaiq771/
Holtwig771/
Altwick770/
Galtwick711/
Haltwick710/
Aldweik62272/
Altweck6281/
Heltweg6273/
Aldwaiq6227/
Aldwaik6214/
Holtwik627/
Goldwig622/
Heldwig621/
Haldvig621/
Holtwick57535/
Holtwijk572/
Aldwaikh571/
Aldwaike571/
Holtwiek571/
Aldvik505/
Eldwik502/
Aldwek502/

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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 Altwig
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