Hartwich Surname

82,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hartwich Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Harduwich (hard, battle).

Hartwich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2251:19,0552,515
Australia5271:51,2256,350
Poland4831:78,69312,282
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Uruguay611:56,2586,129
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Austria261:327,51736,002
France231:2,887,944200,772
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Norway131:395,56035,657
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Härtwich (16) are calculated separately.

Hartwich (37) may also be a first name.

Hartwich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Harduwich (hard, battle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hartwich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hartwich is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Härtwich. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartwich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,825th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,246,587 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Hartwich reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hartwich is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 37 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 4,225 people, or 1 in 19,055. In Germany Hartwich is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Hartwich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hartwich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hartwich last name increased 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hartwich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hartwich are 16.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hartwich earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning 379,940 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% less than the national average, earning $41,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härtwich9616/
Chartwich948/
Hartwisch941/
Harttwich941/
Artwich93108/
Hartwic933/
Hardwich88113/
Hertwich88107/
Artwicht8829/
Hartuich884/
Gartwich884/
Hartwish880/
Hartwichová848/
Herrtwich8220/
Gartwitch821/
Ortwich806/
Hardwic805/
Hartwis803/
Hartwij801/
Hartwiz801/
Oertwich7585/
Hartwitz756/
Garthwech711/
Heartwise711/
Heartuish710/
Erdwich678/
Hartuis676/
Hardvic670/

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