Hartwig Surname

15,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hartwig Surname Definition:

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

Hartwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21,0431:3,826423
United States8,5411:42,4385,208
Brazil2,2271:96,1273,615
Australia1,5071:17,9142,505
Canada6491:56,7736,703
Poland4301:88,39213,649
Argentina3191:133,99211,330
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Sweden2001:49,2343,821
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
Denmark1681:33,5993,470
Austria1461:58,3259,115
England1361:409,69228,019
France921:721,98690,334
Uruguay851:40,3744,617
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Chile611:288,7958,426
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Hungary471:208,85717,470
Norway431:119,58815,719
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Finland91:610,74534,002
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:58,6676,499

The alternate forms: Härtwig (561) are calculated separately.

Hartwig (17,034) may also be a first name.

Hartwig 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

Hartwig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hartwig (Arabic: هارتويغ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Härtwig. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartwig? popularity and diffusion

Hartwig is the 15,226th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 199,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Hartwig live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hartwig is also the 42,469th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 17,034 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 21,043 people, or 1 in 3,826. In Germany Hartwig is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Hartwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hartwig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hartwig surname expanded 998 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 756 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hartwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hartwig last name are 16.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Hartwig earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning 389,089 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.17% more than the national average, earning R 330,732 per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $45,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härtwig95561/
Hartwieg9354/
Haertwig9343/
Hartwigh9316/
Hartwigk9314/
Chartwig938/
Heartwig937/
Hardtwig932/
Harrtwig932/
Harttwig932/
Harthwig931/
Hartweig931/
Artwig922/
Hertwig863,734/
Hartweg86678/
Hardwig86161/
Hartwik8624/
Hortwig8617/
Hartuig8611/
Hartwic863/
Gartwig862/
Hartwjg861/
Hartwyg860/
Hartwigová829/
Hartwick804,803/
Hartwijk8089/
Hardweig8017/
Chartwik8015/
Hartwiek801/
Hertweig800/
Artwik77259/
Ortwig77183/
Hartwickq751/
Heartwick751/
Hartwisck750/
Chartwick750/
Hartwicke750/
Oertwig71338/
Hartwyk7193/
Härtweg7153/
Hartuiq7151/
Artwick7144/
Hertweg7115/
Hardvig719/
Herdwig713/
Gartwik711/
Artwiek711/
Hardwik710/
Hardwick6725,094/
Hartweck67177/
Hertwick6738/
Hardwict6718/
Hardwegg678/
Hortwick677/
Hartwyck672/
Hartuick671/
Hardwidk671/
Hartwyks671/
Hartuiqe671/
Hardwike670/

Hartwig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hartwig in the Arabic language
هارتويغhartwygh-

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