Vilhegas Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Vilhegas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
Vilhegas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vilhegas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vilhegas is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vilhegas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Vilhegas reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname Vilhegas is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,551,263. In Brazil Vilhegas is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 76 percent live, Paraná, where 10 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 2 percent live. Not including Brazil Vilhegas is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 3 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilhiegas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Vilegas | 93 | 184 | / |
| Vilhega | 93 | 28 | / |
| Viliegas | 88 | 10 | / |
| Viloegas | 88 | 6 | / |
| Vileigas | 88 | 5 | / |
| Violegas | 88 | 3 | / |
| Vileegas | 88 | 3 | / |
| Velhegas | 88 | 3 | / |
| Vilaegas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bilhegas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vilega | 86 | 5 | / |
| Vuillegas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bilhega | 80 | 56 | / |
| Velegas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bilegas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Filegas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vilegos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vilihga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vielega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Viligas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Viliagas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vullegas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veliegas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Viliga | 71 | 164 | / |
| Bilega | 71 | 164 | / |
| Velega | 71 | 77 | / |
| Veliegass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaillegaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vilego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buillegas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vilagos | 67 | 80 | / |
| Beilega | 67 | 12 | / |
| Velegai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wilogas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Velagas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belegas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veligas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilaiga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vilhegas
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