Cahilig Surname

54,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cahilig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahilig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,2501:10,9451,058
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Cahilig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cahilig is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahilig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 54,461st most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 780,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cahilig live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Cahilig is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 9,250 people, or 1 in 10,945. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 44 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Cahilig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cahilig last name are 38.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.3% registered with the political party.

Cahilig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.99% more than the national average, earning $65,151 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahillig931/
Kahilig8615/
Cahelig862/
Cahilic862/
Cahileg861/
Cohilig861/
Ceailic719/
Kahiliq711/
Kaehlig711/
Caelleigh636/
Cooelig571/
Khouileg532/

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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 Cahilig
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