Hadwig Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Hadwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hadwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria311:274,69131,731
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hadwig (379) may also be a first name.

Hadwig Last Name Facts

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

Hadwig is found most in Austria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hadwig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hadwig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hadwig is the 2,580,327th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Hadwig live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 445,512th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 379 people.

The surname Hadwig is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 274,691. In Austria Hadwig is most numerous in: Vienna, where 87 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 10 percent are found and Burgenland, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Austria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.

Hadwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hadwig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hadwig surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haedwig921/
Chadwig920/
Hedwig831,077/
Hatwig83377/
Hadvig8347/
Adwigh831/
Hadwick77484/
Hattwig77450/
Chadwik7711/
Hastwig772/
Hatwigg772/
Haetwig771/
Hadwaiq771/
Hathwig771/
Khadwik771/
Headbig770/
Adbig738/
Adwik734/
Edwig733/
Chadwick7150,230/
Headwick713/
Chadwiek711/
Haedwick711/
Hastwigs710/
Adwick6785/
Hedvig6735/
Haduik6718/
Adwikh6716/
Hedwik6714/
Chadwicck676/
Chadwicks675/
Hatwik674/
Ahtwig673/
Adwaik673/
Chadwichk673/
Chadwhick672/
Chadwicke671/
Chaddwick671/
Hatwic671/
Hetwig671/
Oudwig671/
Othwig671/
Hadvigova671/
Ethwig671/
Hatweg670/

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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 Hadwig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis