Derwig Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Derwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Derwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derwig is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Derwig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derwig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,129,067th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Derwig reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Derwig is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 153,520. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 34 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and Limburg, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Derwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Derwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Derwig surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Derwig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Derwig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.58% less than the national average, earning 216,024 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 89.71% more than the national average, earning R 450,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derwik8314/
Deruig8313/
Dorwig8312/
Derwic833/
Darwig832/
Derbig831/
Derwick7748/
Deruigh7721/
Derwiek771/
Darwigg770/
Dearrwix710/
Dyrvig67288/
Dervic67168/
Dorweg6710/
Drewic674/
Darwic672/
Darvig672/
Deruik672/
Derbeg672/
Derbik672/
Drevig671/
Dreweg671/
Derwek671/
Dervik670/

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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 Derwig
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