Wiedig Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wiedig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiedig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Belgium481:239,51329,891
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wiedig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiedig occurs most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiedig is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wiedig live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,019,056. In Germany Wiedig is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Wiedig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiedig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiedig surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiedig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiedig surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Wiedig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedig911,887/
Widig910/
Weidig831,359/
Weddig83478/
Widdig83412/
Weydig83107/
Woidig8313/
Widigs8310/
Wedigg831/
Waidig831/
Weedig830/
Witdig830/
Wiedijk77343/
Wiedick771/
Wieditx771/
Weiddig770/
Bedig73137/
Wedic7346/
Bidig7328/
Widic7320/
Vedig733/
Wedik733/
Uidig731/
Wudig731/
Vidig731/
Widik731/
Wedeg731/
Wiedicke7163/
Weidigue7111/
Wiedijck711/
Wiesdick710/
Widick67866/
Beddig67192/
Wedick67162/
Wiedyk67110/
Vidigh6790/
Widiok6766/
Veidig6746/
Wiedek6735/
Waidik6733/
Woydig6715/
Vidigt679/
Waudig677/
Vidigs677/
Woidigová674/
Huedig674/
Wiidik673/
Widike671/
Weideg670/

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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 Wiedig
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