Whig Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Whig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1571:4,885,767123,562
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Whig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whig (Hindi: विग) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Whig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,173,425th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. Whig occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Whig are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 4,885,767. In India Whig is most frequent in: Delhi, where 54 percent are found, Punjab, where 19 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Whig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whig last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Whig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whigg8925/
Whigh891/
Whigs890/
Wig86816/
Wigg753,542/
Weig751,189/
Wigh75550/
Wieg75391/
Waig75138/
Wigt75127/
Huig75103/
Whik758/
Wehg754/
Wuig753/
Wwig752/
Wheg752/
Wihg752/
Wijg752/
Wiqg752/
Whyg752/
Vwig752/
Hvig751/
Hwig751/
Whjg751/
Wiog751/
Wigc751/
Wigk751/
Wigz751/
Hbig751/
Weigh67433/
Woigk67153/
Woigt67124/
Whike6789/
Waigh6762/
Wuigk6758/
Huigh6758/
Høvig6732/
Wiggh6729/
Whick6721/
Waigt676/
Håvig673/
Wigth673/
Vhigs672/
Whict671/
Whitx671/
Weigz671/
Vwieg671/
Wiehg671/
Whygk671/
Weigs670/
Weisg670/
Wihgt670/
Huicg670/

Whig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whig in the Hindi language
विगviga83.33
बिगbiga16.67

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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 Whig
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