Helwig Surname

58,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Helwig 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).

Helwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0071:90,45610,172
Germany3,1221:25,7873,411
Canada3101:118,85712,533
Netherlands2781:60,74510,452
Poland2661:142,89020,576
France1861:357,11153,432
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Australia901:299,95226,269
Austria651:131,00717,994
England371:1,505,89364,828
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Panama91:434,6958,518
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9891:50,7775,755

Helwig (681) may also be a first name.

Helwig 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

Helwig Last Name Facts

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

Helwig is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helwig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,434th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 842,199 people. Helwig occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Helwig live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Helwig is also the 317,248th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 681 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,007 people, or 1 in 90,456. In The United States Helwig is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Helwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helwig last name rose 405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 740 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Helwig are 11.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Helwig earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellwig9219,271/
Helwigh9242/
Heelwig921/
Helwieg921/
Chelwig921/
Helwigg920/
Heilwig920/
Helweig920/
Elwig9133/
Hellwigg861/
Helbig8319,157/
Helweg831,451/
Helvig831,084/
Hilwig8365/
Halwig8361/
Holwig8336/
Helwic837/
Helwik837/
Elhwig834/
Heluig832/
Gelwig832/
Helwyg831/
Helwigová805/
Hellweg772,622/
Hillwig77428/
Helwick77301/
Hellvig77229/
Hallwig7723/
Helvigs7721/
Hollwig7711/
Hellbig773/
Khelvig773/
Höllwig773/
Heilbig770/
Hellwigová754/
Olwig73219/
Elvig73218/
Ilwig7317/
Elbig731/
Alwig731/
Elwix730/
Helvoigt7154/
Chelwick7128/
Helweick7112/
Hellwick711/
Heilwick710/
Hillwigg710/
Hilbig675,485/
Holweg671,536/
Elwick67643/
Helvik67395/
Halweg67303/
Hälbig67199/
Helvic6791/
Hilweg6768/
Gelvig6761/
Helveg6744/
Hellvoigt6730/
Hilwik6719/
Ellvig6715/
Holvig6713/
Helvigová6711/
Halwic677/
Halvig674/
Eilvig674/
Elvigs671/
Helbeg671/
Hölbig671/
Ollwig671/
Gelbig671/
Elwaiq671/

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