Wielgus Surname

69,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wielgus Surname Definition:

(Polish) The large, husky man.

Wielgus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,0161:6,318773
United States7861:461,14439,345
France1241:535,66773,425
England611:913,41146,955
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Norway71:734,61250,907
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guam11:160,1214,893
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The alternate forms: Wielguś (8) are calculated separately.

Wielgus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The large, husky man.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Wielgus Demographics

Average Wielgus Salary in
United States

$47,323 USD

Per year
Rank:
497,847 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000211962
Rank: 40,448 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
109.67%
Sample size: 382 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Wielgus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wielgus is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Wielguś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wielgus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,383rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,019,950 people. The last name Wielgus is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wielgus live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 6,016 people, or 1 in 6,318. Other than Poland it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Wielgus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wielgus surname are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wielgus earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning 299,775 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $44,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielguś958/
Wielgusz9360/
Wilgus921,964/
Welgus9279/
Wielgos861,330/
Wilgaus8639/
Wilgusz8632/
Willgus8632/
Welgush8619/
Wielgós864/
Vielgus863/
Wielguc861/
Welgusz861/
Wiełgus861/
Weelgus861/
Wellgus860/
Wilguss860/
Wielgusová8216/
Wielgusova821/
Wielgosz806,036/
Wielgosh8085/
Wielgoss8029/
Wilgusch809/
Willgust800/
Willguss800/
Wilgos77392/
Welgos77147/
Velgus7793/
Welguś7727/
Vilgus7726/
Welguz779/
Belgus775/
Wielgosch7584/
Wilgosz71345/
Wilgosh71206/
Wielgoś7187/
Welgoss7183/
Wilgoss7180/
Velgush7136/
Welgosh7130/
Willgos7127/
Wielgoz7123/
Vilgush7116/
Welgosz712/
Wuelgos712/
Belgush711/
Willgoss67145/
Wielgorz6785/
Belghaus6745/
Vielgosz6724/
Willgoos6717/
Wilgoose6714/
Vielgoos6714/
Velgouse6713/
Wilgosch673/
Vlgus672/
Wellinghaus672/
Welgosch671/
Willgosh671/
Willinghous670/
Willinghaus670/
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