Sudwig Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sudwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sudwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sudwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sudwig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sudwig? popularity and diffusion

Sudwig is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Sudwig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sudwig are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Sudwig is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Sudwig occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Sudwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sudwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sudwig surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cudwig832/
Zudwig831/
Sudwik831/
Judwig830/
Sudwick770/
Saudvig770/
Shudwick710/
Suddwick710/
Zudweg679/
Judvig671/

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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 Sudwig
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