Edwig Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Edwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Edwig (1,697) may also be a first name.

Edwig Last Name Facts

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

Edwig is most common in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Edwig.

How Common Is The Last Name Edwig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Edwig are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Edwig is also the 186,604th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,697 people.

Edwig is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 100 percent live. Outside of India Edwig is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedwig911,077/
Gedwig918/
Haedwig831/
Edbig806/
Edwik806/
Etwig803/
Edwix801/
Ettwig73178/
Edwick73168/
Hadwig7356/
Hedvig7335/
Hedwik7314/
Edwike737/
Edweik735/
Gedweg732/
Ethwig731/
Edwygh731/
Gedvig731/
Adwigh731/
Hetwig731/
Hedwigová711/
Eidevig6710/
Hedwick677/
Edweick676/
Haetwig671/
Edvigue671/
Hedweag671/
Edweike671/
Hetwieg670/
Headbig670/

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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 Edwig
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