Heerwagen Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Heerwagen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heerwagen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3581:224,87625,165
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
Chile241:734,02016,565
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Heerwagen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heerwagen occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heerwagen? popularity and diffusion

Heerwagen is the 477,400th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. Heerwagen is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Heerwagen are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 224,876. In Germany it is most common in: Thuringia, where 44 percent reside, Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Berlin, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Denmark, where 15 percent reside.

Heerwagen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heerwagen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heerwagen surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heerwagen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heerwagen last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heerwagen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $48,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herwagen9443/
Hierwagen8920/
Heervagen896/
Herrwagen893/
Hearewagen840/
Herwegen8230/
Eirwagen821/
Herrwegen7816/
Hiervagen782/
Eruagn671/
Irwasen632/
Gervagin597/
Irvaguen591/
Erbaygin591/
Cheruasing531/

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