Hollwig Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Hollwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Höllwig (3) are calculated separately.
Hollwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hollwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hollwig occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Höllwig. For other possible spellings of Hollwig click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hollwig? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hollwig is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Hollwig live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Hollwig is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Hollwig is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Hesse, where 11 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Hollwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hollwig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Höllwig | 95 | 3 | / |
| Holwig | 92 | 36 | / |
| Ollwig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hellwig | 86 | 19,271 | / |
| Hollweg | 86 | 1,515 | / |
| Hallwig | 86 | 23 | / |
| Olwig | 83 | 219 | / |
| Hollwegs | 80 | 40 | / |
| Hellwigg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hollwick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Helwig | 77 | 8,653 | / |
| Holweg | 77 | 1,536 | / |
| Holbig | 77 | 109 | / |
| Halwig | 77 | 61 | / |
| Holvig | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ullwig | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jolwig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Holluigue | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hellweg | 71 | 2,622 | / |
| Hohlweg | 71 | 569 | / |
| Hellvig | 71 | 229 | / |
| Holwick | 71 | 198 | / |
| Helwigh | 71 | 42 | / |
| Hallvig | 71 | 35 | / |
| Hollveg | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hüllweg | 71 | 9 | / |
| Holbigh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hallweg | 71 | 6 | / |
| Helwieg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holwiok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heelwig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gollwik | 71 | 0 | / |
| Helwigg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ollwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Helweig | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hollweck | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Holuigue | 67 | 420 | / |
| Elwig | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ulwig | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cholwick | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hallwegh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gollwick | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olweg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellwick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olvig | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hollwig
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