Herwels Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Herwels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herwels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Herwels Last Name Facts

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

Herwels is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Herwels is the 1,620,164th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Herwels is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Herwels live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 444,080. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 72 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Herwels Last Name Statistics demography

Herwels earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.06% less than the national average, earning R 206,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herwells937/
Gerwels8673/
Horwels861/
Erbels770/
Herbelles7513/
Gerwils711/
Harwles711/
Arrwells671/
Aruelles534/
Arhuelles501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Herwels
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