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 surname Whiteleg is more commonly found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiteleg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Whiteleg reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Whiteleg is most prevalent in Chile, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Chile this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Whiteleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whiteleg has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whiteleg last name contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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