Balwig Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Balwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Balwig (11) may also be a first name.

Balwig Last Name Facts

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

Balwig is found most in The Philippines. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balwig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Balwig are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Balwig is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines Balwig is most frequent in: National Capital Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballwig928/
Bailwig920/
Balweg83143/
Bolwig8373/
Balvig8314/
Balbig8311/
Baluig833/
Balwic830/
Valwig830/
Ballweg772,664/
Balwaik7720/
Bollwig7715/
Balwick774/
Bohlwig770/
Ballwick716/
Bailwick711/
Balwaaik711/
Bolvig67320/
Bolweg67126/
Balvik6727/
Balueg6711/
Baluik677/
Baluic673/
Balbeg672/
Belvig672/
Balvic672/
Valwik671/
Bolwik671/

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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 Balwig
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