Hellewig Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hellewig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hellewig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hellewig Last Name Facts

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

Hellewig is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hellewig.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellewig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Hellewig reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Hellewig is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,876,353. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Limburg, where 100 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 45 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellevig8857/
Hillewig8840/
Helliwig882/
Hellesvig8261/
Elhewig801/
Hellevik75573/
Holleweg758/
Helewegh751/
Hillevig751/
Hilleweg751/
Gillewig750/
Helleveg750/
Hellewyk750/
Hellesvik71176/
Chelesvig7152/
Elleswijk7129/
Hallewick7124/
Elewik711/
Hollowaig711/
Holewik67437/
Halawig67278/
Ellevik676/
Gelebig676/
Elhawig674/
Ellevic674/
Holeweg674/
Haelewijck673/
Halewik671/
Hellebuick671/
Helivig670/
Elewick670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hellewig
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