Erw Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Erw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Erw (35) may also be a first name.

Erw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erw occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Erw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Erw are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Erw is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 7,848,705. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 67 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 11 percent live and Mae Hong Son Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Thailand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Erw Last Name Statistics demography

Erw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erwe86152/
Eerw8638/
Erhw862/
Ervw861/
Erww861/
Eirw861/
Oerw861/
Heerw7593/
Jeerw7540/
Eirew7532/
Herwe755/
Earwe752/
Ejrew751/
Geerw751/
Erhwe751/
Erwfs751/
Errwe751/
Hearw751/
Erb6722,235/
Jrw67430/
Erf67173/
Arw67125/
Erv6715/
Irw6714/
Orw6711/
Yrw675/
Geerww671/

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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 Erw
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