Hertvig Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hertvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hertvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hertvig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hertvig occurs most in Sweden. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hertvig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hertvig is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Hertvig reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Hertvig is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Hertvig is most prevalent in: Gävleborg County, where 60 percent reside, Kronoberg County, where 20 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hartvig861,517/
Hertvik8641/
Hjertvik80173/
Hartvieg801/
Artvig779/
Hartvik7195/
Hartvég7115/
Hertvík716/
Hartveg715/
Hortvik712/
Hartvick6717/
Hjärtvik674/
Hartvégh671/
Hardtvick631/
Artvik6216/
Örtvik624/
Ortvik621/
Hertvíková596/
Hartvyk5738/
Hortvík5733/
Artvikh5714/
Hertbeek5312/
Hartvykh533/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hertvig
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