Herweg Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herweg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7421:46,2146,062
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Herweg (19) may also be a first name.

Herweg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herweg is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herweg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,760th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,527,370 people. The last name Herweg occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Herweg are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,742 people, or 1 in 46,214. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Herweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herweg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Herweg surname grew 2,456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herweg surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herweg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.69% more than the national average, earning R 472,164 per year and in United States they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $51,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herwegh92305/
Heirweg92191/
Cherweg9263/
Hierweg9229/
Hoerweg921/
Heirwegh86646/
Heerwegh86111/
Herzweig8615/
Hierwegh861/
Herwig837,436/
Hörweg8326/
Herwek833/
Harweg833/
Herveg831/
Hirweg831/
Herbeg831/
Herwec831/
Gerweg831/
Heirewegh8071/
Herwegová801/
Herweck77530/
Heerwig7767/
Cherwek7734/
Hierwek7730/
Harrweg7728/
Herrwig7725/
Herwigk7725/
Haarweg7713/
Hoerwig776/
Herwigt771/
Herbegg770/
Herzwig770/
Hervegh770/
Heirrewegh751/
Erwig73706/
Erbeg7314/
Orweg732/
Hierweck7188/
Cherweyk714/
Heirewig711/
Cheroueg711/
Herbig674,889/
Harwig67547/
Hervig67223/
Herwix6750/
Hörwig6730/
Gerwek6716/
Harveg6716/
Herwigová678/
Hervek677/
Gerbeg674/
Herwik672/
Horwig671/
Gerueg670/
Harwek670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herweg
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