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

The surname Erwe occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erwe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Erwe is the 1,422,956^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 1,994,417^th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany Erwe is most frequent in: Hesse, where 45 percent live, Saarland, where 30 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Erwe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Erwe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erwe last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.