Erwe Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Erwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
Finland311:177,31315,564
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Erwe (28) may also be a first name.

Erwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erwe is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erwe? popularity and diffusion

Erwe is the 1,422,956th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Erwe reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 45 percent are found, Saarland, where 30 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Erwe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Erwe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Erwe last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erwee891,912/
Erweë8914/
Erweu898/
Erweh896/
Herwe895/
Erwei895/
Erwey892/
Earwe892/
Errwe891/
Erhwe891/
Erw8616/
Herweh80203/
Herwed801/
Eurwea801/
Erwehe801/
Erwetz801/
Herwei801/
Herwey801/
Erwess801/
Erwa756,991/
Erbe755,507/
Erue75466/
Erve75442/
Erwi75310/
Orwe7589/
Arwe7574/
Eerw7538/
Irwe7526/
Erwy752/
Erhw752/
Eirw751/
Erwd751/
Herwehe73179/
Aheirwe73143/
Herwest738/
Herwees736/
Erweich731/
Herwech730/
Herve6737,821/
Erbey673,864/
Gerve673,464/
Etrue671,050/
Erway671,005/
Herbe67874/
Ierve67502/
Erhue67386/
Erves67279/
Erver67117/
Gerue6793/
Heerw6793/
Ervey6782/
Ervie6776/
Hirwe6774/
Horwe6769/
Herwy6769/
Ervet6754/
Erbea6752/
Herwi6746/
Jeerw6740/
Arwie6736/
Eirew6732/
Erbee6728/
Harwe6726/
Arwey6721/
Arwei6713/
Erueh6711/
Eruhe6711/
Jirwe6710/
Herwa6710/
Arwee676/
Erveš675/
Arwea675/
Aarwe674/
Ehrue674/
Irwet674/
Airwe674/
Herue673/
Earbe673/
Orwue673/
Ervez673/
Eerve672/
Errwa672/
Eruer672/
Ervee672/
Erwai672/
Orwei672/
Earve671/
Orwie671/
Heerwehe671/
Hearw671/
Jrewe671/
Ejrew671/
Eirbe671/
Ahrwe671/
Arweh671/
Earwa671/
Irwee671/
Ierwa671/
Eirue671/
Erwha671/
Ehrweiss671/
Eurve671/
Arwej671/
Orweh671/
Erwaa671/
Erwwd671/
Etrwd671/
Eyrve671/
Erbeï671/
Erveu671/
Erwih671/
Orwey670/
Esrue670/
Irwie670/

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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 Erwe
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