Eichwald Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eichwald Surname Definition:

(German), Oak wood. (variant: du Quesnoy.)

Eichwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9321:86,37910,910
France2571:258,45439,879
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Austria361:236,54028,356
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Eichwald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Oak wood. (variant: du Quesnoy.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Eichwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eichwald is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eichwald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 253,664th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,677,501 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Eichwald are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 932 people, or 1 in 86,379. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Eichwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eichwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eichwald surname rose 4,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eichwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eichwald last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Eichwald earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $42,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eichwaldt9413/
Heichwald941/
Echwald9348/
Eichvald885/
Hechwald882/
Eichbald880/
Eichwaldová841/
Eichvalds8220/
Eiswald8082/
Eikhvald7525/
Aschwald7511/
Eiswaldt7511/
Ajchwald754/
Heiswald753/
Hechwalt751/
Eichuold751/
Eswald712/
Iswald711/
Edzwald679/
Ecuhold671/
Eswaldt670/
Haswald670/
Ashwald670/

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