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
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Hellwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hellwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hellwig is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hellwig? popularity and diffusion
Hellwig is the 27,889th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 378,161 people. The surname Hellwig occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Hellwig are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 96 people.
The surname Hellwig is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 15,551 people, or 1 in 5,177. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Hellwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hellwig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 holding the Hellwig last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% being 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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