Weldig Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Weldig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weldig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Weldig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weldig occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weldig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Weldig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Weldig live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 33 percent are found and Bavaria, where 17 percent are found. Not including Germany Weldig occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Weldig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weldig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weldig last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wildig83254/
Beldig835/
Willdig77216/
Wildigg773/
Hueldig771/
Weldegg771/
Weldiek770/
Willdigg71160/
Willdigs711/
Veldic6711/
Beldeg673/
Wldick671/
Weldeq671/

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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 Weldig
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