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
Karwig is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwig? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Karwig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karwig live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 47 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.
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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