Erdwig Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Erdwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erdwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Erdwig (29) may also be a first name.

Erdwig Last Name Facts

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

Erdwig is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Erdwig.

How Common Is The Last Name Erdwig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Erdwig occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Erdwig are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Erdwig is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Erdwig is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 88 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany Erdwig exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 9 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herdwig923/
Erdweg83172/
Erdvig8355/
Hertwig773,734/
Oertwig77338/
Hardwig77161/
Herdvig772/
Gerduig771/
Haertwig7143/
Hardweig7117/
Heartwig717/
Hardtwig712/
Herdwick711/
Hertweig710/
Oerdwick710/
Ortwig67183/
Erdvik6725/
Artwig672/
Ertwik671/
Haerdwick671/

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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 Erdwig
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