Rewig Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Rewig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rewig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Poland521:730,93760,459
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rewig (10) may also be a first name.

Rewig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rewig is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rewig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Rewig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Rewig reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Rewig is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent live and Saxony, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany Rewig occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 46 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reswig914/
Reiswig831,242/
Rawig80123/
Rebig80118/
Riwig8015/
Rewik803/
Rowig802/
Reisswig7726/
Reisweig770/
Rewick7398/
Rewijk7385/
Reibig7358/
Reswik7327/
Reebig7325/
Retvig7311/
Roevig734/
Rejwic733/
Rewuik732/
Reabig731/
Rahwig730/
Reisvig67115/
Reisuig679/
Risswig677/
Reewijk673/
Reweegs672/
Riewick671/
Regiuig671/
Regiueg671/
Reisweg671/
Reawick671/
Rhoevig670/
Roehvig670/
Reuwick670/

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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 Rewig
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