Karwig Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Karwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Karwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karwig is most common in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwig? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karwig live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Karwig is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Karwig is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent are found and Bavaria, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 47 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karwik | 83 | 334 | / |
| Karbig | 83 | 167 | / |
| Karweg | 83 | 127 | / |
| Karwic | 83 | 21 | / |
| Karvig | 83 | 15 | / |
| Carwig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kerwig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Karwick | 77 | 101 | / |
| Karweik | 77 | 85 | / |
| Kahrweg | 77 | 48 | / |
| Karwiec | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaarvig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karweick | 71 | 63 | / |
| Khairbig | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karwaick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Korvig | 67 | 35 | / |
| Karvik | 67 | 32 | / |
| Korwik | 67 | 15 | / |
| Karuik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Karbic | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karwec | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qarbig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karuic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kervig | 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 Karwig
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