Dellwig Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dellwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dellwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1611:500,03442,738
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dellwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dellwig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dellwig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. Dellwig occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Dellwig are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 500,034. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Hamburg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Dellwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dellwig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dellwig Last Name Statistics demography

Dellwig earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delwig92122/
Dellweg8681/
Dellwik8634/
Delweg7713/
Deluig770/
Delwick7128/
Delwicks671/
Delwishc671/
Delwicke670/
Delluegue6310/
Dilweg62118/
Delueg62106/
Delwek621/
Deluegue5338/
Dellbeck539/
Dellbecq531/
Dlbic501/

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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 Dellwig
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