Waig Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Waig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Waig (15) may also be a first name.

Waig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waig (Hindi: वाइग्) is found most in The Philippines. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waig is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Waig reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,088,583. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 68 percent live, Ilocos, where 24 percent live and Central Luzon, where 4 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Waig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waig are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Waig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $50,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waigh8962/
Waiag8935/
Wayig899/
Waigt896/
Waieg893/
Wig86816/
Wag86802/
Waigth8014/
Wajigh804/
Wayhig801/
Waggig801/
Waiegh800/
Baig75299,097/
Wagh7548,023/
Wigg753,542/
Wagg753,455/
Vaig751,629/
Waag751,318/
Weig751,189/
Wigh75550/
Wieg75391/
Wagt75266/
Waik75205/
Whig75203/
Wigt75127/
Weag7588/
Whag7561/
Wahg7555/
Waiq7518/
Waug7511/
Wajg759/
Wgag754/
Hwag753/
Wuig753/
Wwig752/
Wihg752/
Wijg752/
Wiqg752/
Vwig752/
Hwig751/
Wuag751/
Wayg751/
Vwag751/
Wiog751/
Wigc751/
Wigk751/
Wigz751/
Wasg751/
Wacg751/
Wwag751/
Waugh6732,520/
Vaigh674,001/
Baigh671,773/
Waike67470/
Weigh67433/
Wajik67261/
Woigk67153/
Woigt67124/
Waagø6798/
Bayig6767/
Wuigk6758/
Wajag6758/
Baieg6747/
Wijgh6743/
Waick6743/
Waagh6736/
Wajgt6735/
Wahag6731/
Bajig6731/
Wiggh6729/
Whigg6725/
Baiag6723/
Vaigt6723/
Wayag6723/
Waiak6722/
Baaig6715/
Whagh6714/
Baiig6712/
Wiegh6711/
Vajig678/
Wahgh678/
Baigg676/
Waggs675/
Vaiag674/
Vaieg674/
Waikh674/
Waics673/
Wigth673/
Weagh673/
Baiog673/
Waiok673/
Baigc673/
Wuahg673/
Waggh672/
Waitc672/
Waqgh672/
Wuagh672/
Waitx672/
Wajog672/
Baigq672/
Waegh671/
Baiug671/
Waaik671/
Wajic671/
Vwieg671/
Wwagh671/
Waygh671/
Wayik671/
Weigz671/
Whigh671/
Hwaik671/
Wayeg671/
Waygt671/
Waiek671/
Waixh671/
Baigk671/
Hwagh671/
Wiehg671/
Hwaug671/
Whagg670/
Weigs670/
Waggt670/
Waiyk670/
Whigs670/
Weisg670/
Wihgt670/
Wehag670/
Weieg670/
Waisk670/
Waugk670/

Waig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waig in the Hindi language
वाइग्va'ig-

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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 Waig
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