Balweg Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Balweg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1361:744,39973,733
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Balweg (31) may also be a first name.

Balweg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balweg is most common in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balweg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Balweg reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balweg is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 31 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 744,399. In The Philippines Balweg is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 74 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 10 percent live and Ilocos, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Balweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balweg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balweg surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballweg922,664/
Bolweg83126/
Balueg8311/
Balwig834/
Balbeg832/
Bollweg77658/
Ballwig778/
Bailwig770/
Bollwegs711/
Bolwig6773/
Belveg6725/
Balvig6714/
Balbig6711/
Balbec674/
Baluig673/
Valbeg671/
Balwic670/
Valwig670/

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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 Balweg
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