Hellweg Surname

165,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hellweg Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Haluig (man, fight); dweller at, or near, a military road; one who came from Hellweg (army road), in Germany; descendant of Hiltiwic (fight, fight); descendant of Hailwich (holy, fight).

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Hellweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1191:37,9925,023
United States4081:888,38067,160
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Israel131:658,28045,106
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Hellweg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Haluig (man, fight); dweller at, or near, a military road; one who came from Hellweg (army road), in Germany; descendant of Hiltiwic (fight, fight); descendant of Hailwich (holy, fight).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Hellweg comes from the German words hell, meaning 'bright' and weg, meaning 'way' or 'path'. Combined, the surname means 'bright way'.

- khellweg

Hellweg Last Name Facts

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

Hellweg is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellweg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,250th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,779,384 people. The last name Hellweg is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Hellweg live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,119 people, or 1 in 37,992. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Hellweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hellweg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hellweg last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hellweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hellweg are 8.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Hellweg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.77% more than the national average, earning $61,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helweg921,451/
Hellwig8619,271/
Hollweg861,515/
Hillweg869/
Hallweg866/
Helwieg861/
Helweig860/
Hellveg860/
Hillwegg806/
Hallwegh802/
Hellwigg801/
Helwig778,653/
Holweg771,536/
Halweg77303/
Hilweg7768/
Helveg7744/
Ellbeg7721/
Helbeg771/
Helwyg771/
Hohlweg71569/
Hillwig71428/
Hahlweg71397/
Hellvig71229/
Helwigh7142/
Hallwig7123/
Hollveg7119/
Hollwig7111/
Hillveg7110/
Hellwigová714/
Hellbig713/
Höllwig713/
Heelwig711/
Chelbeg711/
Chelwig711/
Helwigg710/
Heilwig710/
Hollweck671,638/
Elbeg67257/
Hellbeck6771/
Heilweck6742/
Elwig6733/
Helweick6712/
Alweg673/
Hellbekk672/
Hellwick671/
Olweg671/
Hillwigg670/

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