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 found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Herwis occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Herwis are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 123 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 4,266,103. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: South Sumatra, where 39 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 23 percent reside and Bangka Belitung Islands, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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