Newig Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Newig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Newig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newig is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Newig is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Newig reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,981,684. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Hamburg, where 26 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neuwig912/
Naewig911/
Neiwig910/
Niewig910/
Nebig8032/
Nawig808/
Näwig806/
Neweg802/
Newix801/
Nieweg73561/
Newick73413/
Neuweg73254/
Nesvig73230/
Nowigk7346/
Neibig7316/
Newgek732/
Neabig731/
Nesuig731/
Neiweg731/
Nebigh731/
Neywik730/
Nevoigt6782/
Niewijk6767/
Niewiek6751/
Neesvig6735/
Neywick6733/
Niewick675/
Newwick673/
Neibigh671/
Newuick670/
Neuwick670/
Neiwick670/

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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 Newig
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