Hertwig Surname

122,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hertwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hertwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1601:25,4763,374
United States3401:1,066,05677,773
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
France521:1,277,360130,443
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Norway121:428,52437,411
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Hertwig (52) may also be a first name.

Hertwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hertwig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hertwig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hertwig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,453rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,951,673 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Hertwig live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hertwig is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 52 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,160 people, or 1 in 25,476. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 20 percent reside, Thuringia, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Hertwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hertwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hertwig surname rose 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hertwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hertwig last name are 15.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hertwig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning 367,809 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $42,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haertwig9343/
Heartwig937/
Hertweig930/
Hartwig8636,573/
Härtwig86561/
Oertwig86338/
Hortwig8617/
Hertweg8615/
Herdwig863/
Hartwieg8054/
Hertwick8038/
Hartwigh8016/
Hartwigk8014/
Harttwig802/
Hardtwig802/
Harrtwig802/
Hartweig801/
Harthwig801/
Ortwig77183/
Erdwig7711/
Artwig772/
Ertwik771/
Heartwick751/
Hartweg71678/
Hardwig71161/
Härtweg7153/
Hartwik7124/
Hartuig7111/
Hartwic713/
Herdvig712/
Hartwjg711/
Hartwyg710/
Hartwick674,803/
Hertweck671,914/
Hartwijk6789/
Eertwegh6751/
Hortwick677/
Hartwiek671/
Herdwick671/
Hertweek671/
Oertwick670/
Hertweak670/

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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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  • 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 Hertwig
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