Ledwig Surname
Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname
Ledwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 629 | 1:127,990 | 15,614 |
| Poland | 551 | 1:68,981 | 10,833 |
| United States | 305 | 1:1,188,390 | 84,748 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Ledwig Demographics
Ledwig Political Affiliation
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Ledwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ledwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ledwig occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ledwig? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 261,888th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,864,850 people. The surname Ledwig is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Ledwig are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 629 people, or 1 in 127,990. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Hesse, where 11 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany Ledwig exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Ledwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ledwig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ledwig surname expanded 4,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ledwig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ledwig surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.
Ledwig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,535 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledwigg | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ladwig | 83 | 8,376 | / |
| Lodwig | 83 | 584 | / |
| Ledwik | 83 | 73 | / |
| Ledvig | 83 | 42 | / |
| Lidwig | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ledweg | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lydwig | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ledwic | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ledwick | 77 | 176 | / |
| Ledvigs | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laddwig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ladwaig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luidwig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leddwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Loedwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leadwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ladvig | 67 | 184 | / |
| Lodvig | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lodweg | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ledvik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lidwic | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lodwik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ladwik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ledvic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leduic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laduig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lotwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lodwyg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ladwic | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ladweg | 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
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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 Ledwig
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