Hellwig Surname

27,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hellwig 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).

Hellwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,5511:5,177622
United States1,9381:187,02718,596
Brazil6721:318,56312,275
Poland2931:129,72319,020
Netherlands1591:106,20917,116
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Canada971:379,85133,859
Chile921:191,4836,147
Austria791:107,79015,374
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Sweden441:223,79015,522
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Norway211:244,87126,357
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Denmark101:564,47234,222
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Guam11:160,1214,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Hellwig (96) may also be a first name.

Hellwig 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

Hellwig Last Name Facts

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

Hellwig is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellwig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,889th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 378,161 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Hellwig are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hellwig is also the 968,397th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 96 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 15,551 people, or 1 in 5,177. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Hellwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hellwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hellwig last name grew 914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hellwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hellwig last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

The amount Hellwig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.53% less than the national average, earning 295,786 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.73% less than the national average, earning R 162,240 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning $65,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellwigg931/
Helwig928,653/
Hellweg862,622/
Hillwig86428/
Hellvig86229/
Helwigh8642/
Hallwig8623/
Hollwig8611/
Hellbig863/
Höllwig863/
Chelwig861/
Helwieg861/
Heelwig861/
Heilwig860/
Helweig860/
Helwigg860/
Elwig8333/
Hellwigová824/
Hellwick801/
Hillwigg800/
Helbig7719,157/
Helweg771,451/
Helvig771,084/
Hilwig7765/
Halwig7761/
Holwig7736/
Ellvig7715/
Helwik777/
Helwic777/
Elhwig774/
Heluig772/
Gelwig772/
Helwyg771/
Ollwig771/
Hellvoigt7530/
Helwigová755/
Hollweg711,515/
Helwick71301/
Hellvik71111/
Hallvig7135/
Helvigs7121/
Hillweg719/
Hallweg716/
Hillbig714/
Khelvig713/
Heilbig710/
Hellveg710/
Ellwick710/
Olwig67219/
Elvig67218/
Hjellvik6789/
Helvoigt6754/
Hillwick6728/
Chelwick6728/
Ilwig6717/
Helweick6712/
Hillwegg676/
Hallwegh672/
Elbig671/
Alwig671/
Hellvick671/
Elwix670/
Hollwick670/
Heilwick670/

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