Orwig Surname
Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname
Orwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,216 | 1:163,565 | 16,629 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 350 | 1:143,482 | 13,461 |
Orwig (11) may also be a first name.
Orwig Demographics
Average Male Orwig Height
174 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Orwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orwig is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orwig? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orwig is the 188,860th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Orwig reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Orwig is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,216 people, or 1 in 163,565. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 1 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Orwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Orwig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Orwig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Orwig surname are 23.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.86% registered with the party.
Orwig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,697 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horwig | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orwigs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorwig | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hoerwig | 83 | 6 | / |
| Erwig | 80 | 706 | / |
| Orvig | 80 | 31 | / |
| Orbig | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urwig | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orweg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Herwig | 73 | 7,436 | / |
| Orwick | 73 | 658 | / |
| Harwig | 73 | 547 | / |
| Garwig | 73 | 122 | / |
| Hörwig | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gorwic | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orbigh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorvig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horwik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horvig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hurwig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orwiek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aarwig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gurwig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoorweg | 67 | 366 | / |
| Heerwig | 67 | 67 | / |
| Horwick | 67 | 41 | / |
| Herwigk | 67 | 25 | / |
| Herrwig | 67 | 25 | / |
| Orvigue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hatrwig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harwigt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoerweg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorwick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harwuig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harwigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harwigg | 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 Orwig
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