Hewig Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Hewig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Poland1531:248,42331,442
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England21:27,859,030389,889
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Hewig (18) may also be a first name.

Hewig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hewig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hewig is the 742,570th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Hewig are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hewig is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 468,055. In Germany Hewig is most frequent in: Hesse, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Hewig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hewig surname expanded 190 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hewig last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

Hewig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heiwig9189/
Hewaig911/
Heweig911/
Heewig911/
Heuwig911/
Hewigg911/
Heswig911/
Ewig891,043/
Hebig80695/
Hawig80228/
Howig8049/
Eswig8010/
Höwig803/
Ewieg802/
Hevig802/
Gewig801/
Hewik801/
Ewigh800/
Hewick73306/
Heibig734/
Howaig734/
Cheweg733/
Heevig731/
Hawaig731/
Geewig731/
Hewict731/
Hewiks731/
Hoevig730/
Ewic67167/
Iwig67134/
Eweg67122/
Heswick6790/
Hewicke6777/
Ewik6740/
Ebig6736/
Evig6733/
Awig6731/
Eschwig6720/
Chewick674/
Hoewijk673/
Ewiq672/
Chaiwig671/
Cheweik671/
Heawick671/
Ewjg671/
Ewyg671/
Owig670/
Hoewick670/
Jwig670/
Hessvig670/
Haewick670/

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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 Hewig
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