Nordwig Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nordwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nordwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1031:781,60657,825
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nordwig Last Name Facts

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

Nordwig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordwig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Nordwig is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Nordwig live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Nordwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nordwig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nordwig surname increased 1,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nordwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nordwig surname are 49.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Nordwig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning $36,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordvig86109/
Norduig861/
Nortwig860/
Nordwick80151/
Noordwijk75216/
Noordwick751/
Nordvik711,752/
Nordvic712/
Nartwig711/
Noordwyk6719/
Nordvick6714/
Nortwick6712/
Nardwick670/
Northwick6383/
Noortwijk6315/
Noortwijck5914/
Nordbek5738/
Nardvik571/
Nordbäck53245/
Nordbekk5326/
Noortwyck5035/
Noordbeek507/

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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 Nordwig
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