Norwig Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Norwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1251:644,04450,561
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Norwig Last Name Facts

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

Norwig occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,218,745th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Norwig reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Norwig is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 644,044. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 71 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Norwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Norwig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Norwig are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Norwig earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.24% less than the national average, earning $30,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norweigh861/
Norvig8341/
Norweg8327/
Narwig832/
Norbig832/
Norwick77592/
Neerwig770/
Norwicke7122/
Norvik67297/
Nervig67286/
Norbeg6723/
Norvic674/
Narvig671/

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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 Norwig
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