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

The surname Wahlig is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 397,537th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,225,221 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wahlig are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wahlig is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held 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. Barring The United States Wahlig is found 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 incidence of Wahlig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wahlig last name increased 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahlig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wahlig last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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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