Herwyn Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Herwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium351:328,47637,084
France321:2,075,710171,237
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Herwyn (47) may also be a first name.

Herwyn Last Name Facts

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

Herwyn is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Herwyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herwyn is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Herwyn live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Herwyn is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 328,476. In Belgium Herwyn is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 47 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erwyn916/
Herwin83487/
Herbyn83137/
Heerwn8314/
Herwen837/
Erwn802/
Cherwin77285/
Herwijn7790/
Hierwin770/
Erwin7342,383/
Erwen7343/
Irwyn737/
Erbyn735/
Eerwn732/
Erwén732/
Herbn731/
Eyrwn730/
Cherwien7155/
Cherwink7118/
Earwayne711/
Herbin676,540/
Herben671,023/
Erwine67648/
Erbynn67318/
Eirwin6732/
Earwin6717/
Erwinh6716/
Erwinn6715/
Erwien6712/
Erwain676/
Ehrwen675/
Hirwen674/
Eurwin672/
Errwin671/
Eerwin671/
Erwein671/
Eirwen671/
Heruin671/
Erwinc671/
Hirwin670/
Hearbn670/

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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 Herwyn
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