Farwig Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Farwig Surname Definition:

An Old Teutonic pers. name [Teutonic far-, travel + wíg, war, battle]

Farwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England121:4,643,172139,951
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Farwig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Old Teutonic pers. name [Teutonic far-, travel + wíg, war, battle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place at Bromley, co. Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Farwig Last Name Facts

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

Farwig is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farwig is the 701,000th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name Farwig is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Farwig live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 1,516,565. In The United States Farwig is primarily found in: Missouri, where 33 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Farwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farwig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 996 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farwig surname are 11.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.7% registered to vote for the party.

Farwig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning $50,746 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Varwig83473/
Forwig8310/
Farbig834/
Farweg831/
Farwick771,571/
Vorwig6777/
Varweg6729/
Farvik6710/
Forbig675/
Verwig674/
Faruiq672/
Forweg671/
Farvic671/
Farbeg671/
Varwic670/
Fervig670/
Varvig670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farwig
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