Wellig Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wellig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2051:208,50417,193
Switzerland1841:44,6356,135
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wellig Last Name Facts

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

Wellig is found most frequently in Argentina. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellig? popularity and diffusion

Wellig is the 721,185th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. Wellig is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wellig reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 208,504. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Santa Fe Province, where 53 percent live, Chaco Province, where 19 percent live and Corrientes Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Argentina it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 46 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Wellig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wellig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welig911/
Wielligh8625/
Willig836,088/
Wellik83287/
Bellig83130/
Weilig8318/
Wehlig8315/
Wlhlig835/
Welleg831/
Wlig806/
Willigs7781/
Belligh7729/
Wellick7723/
Whillig772/
Willigh771/
Willlig771/
Willigg771/
Welleic770/
Wheelig770/
Welik73570/
Wilig7319/
Whlig732/
Wlhig731/
Wylig730/
Weleg730/
Wellicks7113/
Wuilligs714/
Wellikhe711/
Willhigt710/
Willhigh710/
Billig673,572/
Belleg67181/
Villig6796/
Wellek6789/
Bellic6774/
Willik6770/
Welike6749/
Wöllik6716/
Vellik6710/
Vellic673/
Willeg672/
Willigová672/
Weilik672/
Wellyk672/
Welick671/
Vellix671/
Wliegh671/
Whilig670/

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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 Wellig
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