Herwig Surname
Approximately 7,436 people bear this surname
Herwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,153 | 1:15,623 | 2,060 |
| United States | 1,516 | 1:239,089 | 22,880 |
| Netherlands | 228 | 1:74,067 | 12,549 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Austria | 63 | 1:135,166 | 18,435 |
| Switzerland | 62 | 1:132,466 | 13,073 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Guatemala | 12 | 1:1,340,222 | 5,550 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 405 | 1:123,997 | 12,024 |
Herwig (11,395) may also be a first name.
Herwig Demographics
Average Herwig Salary in
United States
$48,355 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Herwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Herwig is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Herwig.
How Common Is The Last Name Herwig? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 66,959th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 980,036 people. Herwig occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Herwig are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 56,102nd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 11,395 people.
Herwig is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 5,153 people, or 1 in 15,623. In Germany Herwig is most common in: Hesse, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Herwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Herwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herwig surname rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Herwig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Herwig surname are 23.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.76% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Herwig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.5% less than the national average, earning 292,421 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.55% more than the national average, earning R 326,868 per year; in United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $51,604 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heerwig | 92 | 67 | / |
| Herwigk | 92 | 25 | / |
| Herrwig | 92 | 25 | / |
| Hoerwig | 92 | 6 | / |
| Herwigt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Herzwig | 92 | 0 | / |
| Erwig | 91 | 706 | / |
| Herzweig | 86 | 15 | / |
| Heirewig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Herbig | 83 | 4,889 | / |
| Herweg | 83 | 2,066 | / |
| Harwig | 83 | 547 | / |
| Hervig | 83 | 223 | / |
| Herwix | 83 | 50 | / |
| Hörwig | 83 | 30 | / |
| Herwik | 83 | 2 | / |
| Horwig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Herwigová | 80 | 8 | / |
| Herwick | 77 | 408 | / |
| Herwegh | 77 | 305 | / |
| Heirweg | 77 | 191 | / |
| Cherweg | 77 | 63 | / |
| Hierweg | 77 | 29 | / |
| Hoerweg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harwuig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herwikk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herwict | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herbigh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Harwigg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Herrvig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orwig | 73 | 2,238 | / |
| Ervig | 73 | 93 | / |
| Erbig | 73 | 48 | / |
| Irwig | 73 | 40 | / |
| Eruig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heirwegh | 71 | 646 | / |
| Heerwegh | 71 | 111 | / |
| Cherwick | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hierwegh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gerbig | 67 | 3,317 | / |
| Hervik | 67 | 300 | / |
| Gervig | 67 | 118 | / |
| Harvig | 67 | 117 | / |
| Heirewegh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hörweg | 67 | 26 | / |
| Erwick | 67 | 22 | / |
| Harwik | 67 | 14 | / |
| Herwek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Harweg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerweg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heruix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herwec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herwegová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herbeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horwik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herveg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hervic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hirweg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyrvig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horvig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aarwig | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Herwig
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