Herwis Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Libya

Herwis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herwis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Libya91:693,7751,982
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Herwis (123) may also be a first name.

Herwis Last Name Facts

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

Herwis is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Herwis occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Herwis reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Herwis is also the 840,349th most numerous forename on earth, held by 123 people.

The surname Herwis is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 4,266,103. In Indonesia Herwis is most common in: South Sumatra, where 39 percent live, Bengkulu, where 23 percent live and Bangka Belitung Islands, where 19 percent live. Other than Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erwis91460/
Hervis83892/
Harwis8391/
Herwix8350/
Herbis8348/
Herwes831/
Erwise831/
Herwiz830/
Hervois77129/
Hervais7782/
Herwich7780/
Hervish7716/
Aerwais7715/
Haeruis7712/
Harwiss7710/
Harwish779/
Herwest778/
Herwees776/
Cherbis776/
Chervis774/
Hervies773/
Herbois773/
Hervise772/
Hervios771/
Herruis771/
Herbais771/
Herbisj771/
Erwisch770/
Erbis73392/
Erwes73155/
Arwis7380/
Ervis7352/
Eruis737/
Irwis735/
Erwys733/
Erwiz733/
Orwis730/
Cherbuis7174/
Chervish7123/
Gerwisch7115/
Chervais7113/
Herwitch719/
Cherwich711/
Ehrweiss711/
Jervis679,462/
Herbes67604/
Gervis67570/
Herves67438/
Erwich67321/
Harvis67216/
Arwish67194/
Gerbis67178/
Harwes6767/
Herviz6735/
Ervais6732/
Hervij6728/
Erbisz6725/
D'Herbais6711/
Arwais679/
Hervés679/
Hervys677/
Jeruis676/
Jerbis676/
Ervies675/
D'Hervais674/
Girwis674/
Erbuis673/
Horwiz672/
Horvis672/
Jrwise672/
Haruis672/
Herbys671/
Heruix671/
Irwais671/
Herwec671/
Etruis671/
Harwiz671/
Hérvis671/
Hervic671/
Hervès671/
Hiruis671/
Herbés671/
Ervise671/
Erwess671/
Arweis671/
Herbiz670/
Geruis670/

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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 Herwis
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