Elwig Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Elwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Elwig (22) may also be a first name.
Elwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elwig is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwig? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Elwig are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Elwig is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 46 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Elwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elwig has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Elwig last name fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helwig | 91 | 8,653 | / |
| Elhwig | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gelwig | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hellwig | 83 | 19,271 | / |
| Helwigh | 83 | 42 | / |
| Heelwig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helwieg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helwigg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Heilwig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Helweig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Olwig | 80 | 219 | / |
| Elvig | 80 | 218 | / |
| Ilwig | 80 | 17 | / |
| Alwig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elbig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elwix | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hellwigg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helbig | 73 | 19,157 | / |
| Helweg | 73 | 1,451 | / |
| Helvig | 73 | 1,084 | / |
| Elwick | 73 | 643 | / |
| Hilwig | 73 | 65 | / |
| Halwig | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gelvig | 73 | 61 | / |
| Holwig | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ellvig | 73 | 15 | / |
| Helwic | 73 | 7 | / |
| Helwik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eilvig | 73 | 4 | / |
| Heluig | 73 | 2 | / |
| Helwyg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ollwig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwaiq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elvigs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helwigová | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hellweg | 67 | 2,622 | / |
| Hillwig | 67 | 428 | / |
| Helwick | 67 | 301 | / |
| Hellvig | 67 | 229 | / |
| Hallwig | 67 | 23 | / |
| Helvigs | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hollwig | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hellwigová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eslwick | 67 | 4 | / |
| Höllwig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hellbig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eilbeig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elvaigh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elvigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eluigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelwick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heilbig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ellwick | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Elwig
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