Joswig Surname

140,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Joswig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joswig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0171:26,6843,530
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia301:899,85754,700
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France31:22,140,907385,998
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Joswig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joswig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joswig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,045th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,285,214 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Joswig live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 3,017 people, or 1 in 26,684. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Joswig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joswig last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Joswig earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.15% less than the national average, earning 272,897 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joswieg9225/
Johswig921/
Joschwig861/
Coswig8362/
Joswik8317/
Yoswig8316/
Jaswig836/
Juswig831/
Jozwig831/
Joswick77731/
Joszwik771/
Jowik73188/
Jobig7320/
Sawig7310/
Sowig732/
Cowig731/
Joswisck712/
Josswick712/
Jozwik67623/
Jowiec6717/
Jozwic673/
Haswig672/
Jowick672/
Sawaig671/
Josvic671/
Jasvig671/

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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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  • 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 Joswig
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