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 surname Hegewald is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegewald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,627th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,296,737 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hegewald live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,708 people, or 1 in 29,729. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 56 percent are found, Berlin, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Hegewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hegewald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,867 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hegewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hegewald surname are 27.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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