Weig Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Weig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5361:150,19718,035
United States4131:877,62566,497
Israel1521:56,3007,271
Canada381:969,62173,252
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Weig (27) may also be a first name.

Weig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weig occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 315,551st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,129,139 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Weig are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 150,197. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 77 percent are found, Saxony, where 9 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.

Weig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weig surname rose 779 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weig last name are 19.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weig earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $44,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.4% more than the national average, earning $90,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigh89433/
Weigz891/
Weieg890/
Weisg890/
Weigs890/
Weg86892/
Wig86816/
Weigue8022/
Hweigz801/
Beig7510,077/
Weik754,111/
Wigg753,542/
Wegh751,098/
Wigh75550/
Wegg75482/
Weeg75467/
Wieg75391/
Weix75324/
Whig75203/
Wegs75193/
Waig75138/
Wigt75127/
Weag7588/
Weug7584/
Veig7573/
Wegt7554/
Wehg754/
Wuig753/
Weiq753/
Wheg752/
Wijg752/
Wihg752/
Wwig752/
Wiqg752/
Weqg752/
Vwig752/
Wigz751/
Hwig751/
Wigk751/
Wigc751/
Wiog751/
Wekg751/
Hweg751/
Woeg751/
Wecg751/
Weyg751/
Weigová7312/
Weigova731/
Beigh676,723/
Weick673,929/
Weike67173/
Woigk67153/
Woigt67124/
Veigh67117/
Waigh6762/
Wuigk6758/
Baweg6750/
Weiak6746/
Wijgh6743/
Waiag6735/
Veigt6732/
Weegh6731/
Wiggh6729/
Whigg6725/
Wejgt6714/
Wiegh6711/
Bejig6710/
Beigg679/
Wayig679/
Beiag678/
Weijk678/
Waigt676/
Weugh675/
Waieg673/
Wigth673/
Weagh673/
Beyig672/
Veigs672/
Weisc672/
Veigg672/
Waegh671/
Wweyg671/
Vwieg671/
Weiic671/
Whigh671/
Weisx671/
Veiag671/
Boweg671/
Wuegh671/
Weegs671/
Wesgh671/
Wayeg671/
Hweeg671/
Wiehg671/
Weggs670/
Whigs670/
Wihgt670/
Wehag670/
Weikh670/

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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 Weig
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