Hallwachs Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hallwachs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hallwachs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1801:447,25339,773
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Austria501:170,30922,149
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hallwachs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hallwachs is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hallwachs.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallwachs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 744,013th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Hallwachs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Hallwachs are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 447,253. In Germany Hallwachs is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 59 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Austria, where 13 percent are found.

Hallwachs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hallwachs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hallwachs last name rose 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hallwachs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hallwachs surname are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.46% registered with the party.

The amount Hallwachs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.54% less than the national average, earning R 55,740 per year; in United States they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $51,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halwachs94759/
Hallwach941/
Hallwacks894/
Halwach880/
Halvachs8293/
Hallbach8287/
Halwacks828/
Allwatch821/
Chalwach821/
Alwach805/
Hohlwachs781/
Hallwatts781/
Halbach753,505/
Allbach7558/
Halvacs7520/
Alwache755/
Hallwax752/
Halwaks751/
Alwatch751/
Holwach751/
Alluach751/
Halwags751/
Hollbach71127/
Halbächs717/
Halbacks712/
Hailbach711/
Aullbach711/
Alwac711/
Hollwags710/
Alwoch672,414/
Albach671,919/
Halwax67401/
Halwaz6721/
Halvac6718/
Halwaj674/
Alwahj671/
Alwajh671/
Olwach671/
Hallwoods671/
Haulbauch670/

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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
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  • 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 Hallwachs
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