Holweg Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Holweg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6751:119,26714,631
Netherlands2971:56,8599,787
Poland1801:211,16027,852
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
France971:684,77087,242
Austria711:119,93616,774
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Holweg Last Name Facts

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

Holweg is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holweg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,621st most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. Holweg is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Holweg reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 119,267. In Germany Holweg is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 40 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside and Poland, where 12 percent reside.

Holweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holweg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holweg last name grew 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holweg last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.58% registered with the party.

The amount Holweg earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $39,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $56,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hollweg921,515/
Hohlweg92569/
Olweg911/
Hollwegs8640/
Helweg831,451/
Halweg83303/
Holwek83162/
Holwig8336/
Holveg838/
Holwegová801/
Hellweg772,622/
Holweck77463/
Hahlweg77397/
Hollveg7719/
Hollwig7711/
Cholwek7710/
Hüllweg779/
Hallweg776/
Holbecg771/
Helwieg771/
Helweig770/
Olwig73219/
Alweg733/
Olwek732/
Olwec731/
Hollweck711,638/
Hohlweck71168/
Hallwegh712/
Helwig678,653/
Holbig67109/
Holvec6765/
Halwig6761/
Helveg6744/
Halveg6732/
Olweck6726/
Holvig6713/
Holvek678/
Halbeg671/
Holbec671/
Halwek671/
Helwyg671/
Ollwig671/
Jolwig670/

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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 Holweg
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