Whiteleg Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Whiteleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiteleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Whiteleg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiteleg occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiteleg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whiteleg is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Whiteleg are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Chile, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. In Chile Whiteleg is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Chile this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Whiteleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whiteleg has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whiteleg last name decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitelegg94558/
Whiteleggc891/
Huitelec7579/
Whitelick711/
Witalec67387/
Bitelek671/
Witalik5323/
Vitelic5311/
Bitilek532/
Vihtelic50108/
Vitelics5027/
Beteilig501/
Wojtylek501/

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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 Whiteleg
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