Weddig Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Weddig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weddig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2951:272,90028,854
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Weddig Last Name Facts

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

Weddig is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Weddig.

How Common Is The Last Name Weddig? popularity and diffusion

Weddig is the 637,196th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Weddig reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany Weddig is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent live, Hesse, where 25 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Weddig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weddig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weddig surname rose 517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weddig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weddig surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Weddig earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $50,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $38,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiddig920/
Wedig911,887/
Weidig831,359/
Widdig83412/
Beddig83192/
Wiedig83140/
Weydig83107/
Wedigg831/
Weedig830/
Weddick7756/
Bedig73137/
Wedic7346/
Wadig735/
Vedig733/
Wedik733/
Wodig732/
Wedeg731/
Widig730/
Weidigue7111/
Wedick67162/
Beddik67121/
Veidig6746/
Woydig6715/
Woidig6713/
Widigs6710/
Huedig674/
Waidig671/
Witdig670/
Weideg670/

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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 Weddig
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