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 last name Rosewig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rosewig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosewig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Rosewig reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Rosewig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rosewig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rosewig surname increased 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