In the world, Herwig (Herwig 
) is quite a common male first name. The forename Herwig is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Austria, where it is quite a common male name, Germany, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Belgium. Likewise, Herwig is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Herwig | Germany, Austria, Netherlands, United States, Belgium |
| herwig von meißen Bishop of Meissen, DE (b. 1100) |
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| engelhard herwig (b. 1737) |
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walther herwig Prussian administrative lawyer, and the founder of the German fisheries science, DE (b. 1838) |
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herwig collmann German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander, Admiral in the Federal German Navy, DE (b. 1915) |
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herwig hensen Belgian poet and writer (1917-1989), BE (b. 1917) |
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herwig schopper German nuclear physicist, DE (b. 1924) |
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| reinhardt herman herwig Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1878) |
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herwig kogelnik Austrian electrical engineer, US (b. 1932) |
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herwig wolfram Austrian historian, AT (b. 1934) |
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herwig sturm Austrian theologian, AT (b. 1942) |
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herwig van staa Austrian politician, AT (b. 1942) |
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herwig zens Austrian painter (1943-2019), AT (b. 1943) |
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herwig haase German politician, DE (b. 1945) |
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| herwigh rieger Austrian ophthalmologist and university teacher (1898-1986), AT (b. 1898) |
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herwig birg DE (b. 1939) |
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