Hegewald Surname

140,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hegewald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7081:29,7293,913
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Denmark371:152,56013,318
England341:1,638,76668,634
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hegewald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hegewald is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hegewald.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegewald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,627th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,296,737 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Hegewald reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,708 people, or 1 in 29,729. In Germany Hegewald is primarily found in: Saxony, where 56 percent reside, Berlin, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany Hegewald occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Hegewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hegewald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hegewald surname increased 3,867 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hegewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hegewald last name are 27.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.68% registered to vote for the party.

Hegewald earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hegewaldt9437/
Heegewald942/
Haegewald942/
Hegewuald941/
Heegewaldt8924/
Engewald8864/
Hagewald8844/
Hägewald882/
Hegewaldová8410/
Khegevald821/
Hagevald7513/
Engewold751/
Egevold672/
Engevold63278/
Hagevold6357/
Hagavold6331/
Ingevald6317/
Hogevold637/
Ingevold5014/
Isewould500/

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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 Hegewald
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