Hollweger Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Hollweger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hollweger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1491:57,1518,936
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Höllweger (26) are calculated separately.

Hollweger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hollweger occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Höllweger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hollweger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hollweger is the 1,281,391st most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Hollweger occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hollweger live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 57,151. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Salzburg, where 58 percent live, Upper Austria, where 26 percent live and Vienna, where 15 percent live. Barring Austria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Hollweger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hollweger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hollweger last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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