Rosewig Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rosewig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rosewig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany861:936,11065,790
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rosewig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rosewig occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rosewig.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosewig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Rosewig occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Rosewig are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Germany Rosewig is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Rosewig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosewig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rosewig surname rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rosewig Last Name Statistics demography

Rosewig earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rossewig930/
Rosewick80149/
Rozewieg802/
Rosaweig800/
Rosewieck751/
Resiwig711/
Resewic711/
Rosevic711/
Rosibeg711/
Rosevics6717/
Rossevik6715/
Roseweek671/
Rossavig671/
Rosewyck671/
Rosowiec671/

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Rosewig Reference & Research

Rosenweig FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Rosewig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis