Wahlig Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wahlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4521:801,90061,806
Germany4081:197,31722,722
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wahlig Last Name Facts

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

Wahlig occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahlig is the 397,537th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wahlig live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 801,900. In The United States Wahlig is most frequent in: Missouri, where 23 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Wahlig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wahlig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wahlig surname expanded 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahlig surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Wahlig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $50,289 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahalig928/
Wahligh920/
Walig9162/
Wahleigh860/
Wallig83294/
Wehlig8315/
Bahlig8312/
Wahlik831/
Walicg831/
Walhig831/
Vahligh771/
Wheelig770/
Balig73750/
Walik73267/
Waliq7325/
Waleg7320/
Valig7314/
Walug733/
Welig731/
Walleigh7155/
Waligova7113/
Waligová719/
Wallaigh710/
Wayleigh710/
Baligh674,075/
Baulig671,050/
Bohlig67626/
Walick67126/
Walike6780/
Böhlig6768/
Wallik6755/
Waleik6726/
Weilig6718/
Waleag675/
Walaiq674/
Baluig673/
Walleg672/
Walaik672/
Ballig672/
Wohlik671/
Vallig671/
Bählig671/
Whaliq671/
Woolig671/
Woligh671/
Balaig671/
Wollig670/

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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 Wahlig
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