Herweijer Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Herweijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herweijer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5401:31,2735,181
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Herweijer Last Name Facts

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

Herweijer is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Herweijer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herweijer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 552,857th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. Herweijer is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Herweijer reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 31,273. In The Netherlands Herweijer is most numerous in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and Gelderland, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Herweijer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herweijer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herweijer last name expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herweger8210/
Hervier751,559/
Herwehe75179/
Herwege7599/
Herbier7512/
Herwija754/
Chervier71357/
Hervizer7111/
Heerwehe711/
Cherbier711/
Ervier6716/
Cherviere675/
Erwehe671/
Herwye671/
Erbier671/
D'Herbier671/
Erueje671/

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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 Herweijer
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