Hellwig Surname
Approximately 19,271 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,551 | 1:5,177 | 622 |
| United States | 1,938 | 1:187,027 | 18,596 |
| Brazil | 672 | 1:318,563 | 12,275 |
| Poland | 293 | 1:129,723 | 19,020 |
| Netherlands | 159 | 1:106,209 | 17,116 |
| Australia | 101 | 1:267,284 | 24,253 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Chile | 92 | 1:191,483 | 6,147 |
| Austria | 79 | 1:107,790 | 15,374 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 212 | 1:236,881 | 19,844 |
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).
Hellwig Demographics
Average Male Hellwig Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hellwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hellwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hellwig occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hellwig? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hellwig is the 27,889th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 378,161 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Hellwig reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hellwig is also the 968,397th most widespread first name on earth, held by 96 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 15,551 people, or 1 in 5,177. In Germany Hellwig is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany Hellwig 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 frequency of Hellwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hellwig surname rose 914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hellwig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hellwig last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellwigg | 93 | 1 | / |
| Helwig | 92 | 8,653 | / |
| Hellweg | 86 | 2,622 | / |
| Hillwig | 86 | 428 | / |
| Hellvig | 86 | 229 | / |
| Helwigh | 86 | 42 | / |
| Hallwig | 86 | 23 | / |
| Hollwig | 86 | 11 | / |
| Hellbig | 86 | 3 | / |
| Höllwig | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chelwig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Helwieg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heelwig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heilwig | 86 | 0 | / |
| Helweig | 86 | 0 | / |
| Helwigg | 86 | 0 | / |
| Elwig | 83 | 33 | / |
| Hellwigová | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hellwick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hillwigg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Helbig | 77 | 19,157 | / |
| Helweg | 77 | 1,451 | / |
| Helvig | 77 | 1,084 | / |
| Hilwig | 77 | 65 | / |
| Halwig | 77 | 61 | / |
| Holwig | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ellvig | 77 | 15 | / |
| Helwik | 77 | 7 | / |
| Helwic | 77 | 7 | / |
| Elhwig | 77 | 4 | / |
| Heluig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gelwig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Helwyg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ollwig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hellvoigt | 75 | 30 | / |
| Helwigová | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hollweg | 71 | 1,515 | / |
| Helwick | 71 | 301 | / |
| Hellvik | 71 | 111 | / |
| Hallvig | 71 | 35 | / |
| Helvigs | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hillweg | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hallweg | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hillbig | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khelvig | 71 | 3 | / |
| Heilbig | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hellveg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ellwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Olwig | 67 | 219 | / |
| Elvig | 67 | 218 | / |
| Hjellvik | 67 | 89 | / |
| Helvoigt | 67 | 54 | / |
| Hillwick | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chelwick | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ilwig | 67 | 17 | / |
| Helweick | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hillwegg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hallwegh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elbig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellvick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwix | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hollwick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heilwick | 67 | 0 | / |
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