Alwers Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Alwers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alwers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alwers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Alwers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Alwers are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Alwers is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside and Berlin, where 50 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Alwers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alwers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alwers last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albers8346,207/
Alvers83457/
Elwers8392/
Alwars831/
Aalbers773,526/
Ahlvers77500/
Aulbers7739/
Halbers7720/
Alwarsh7710/
Alverås779/
Helwers778/
Halvers776/
Allbers773/
Alwerze771/
Aylwars771/
Allvers771/
Alverzs771/
Alhvers771/
Alluers770/
Albeers770/
Albears770/
Alberrs770/
Hoolwers711/
Halbeers711/
Haulbers710/
Elvers671,827/
Olbers67397/
Olvers6777/
Alvars679/
Albirs671/
Alvors671/
Alvirs670/
Elwors670/

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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
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  • 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 Alwers
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