Wig Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
India2431:3,156,64892,962
Canada701:526,36644,416
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Norway201:257,11427,149
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England121:4,643,172139,951
China111:124,301,9616,553
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Wig (127) may also be a first name.

Wig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wig (Hindi: विग, Oriya: ୱିଗ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,145th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name Wig occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wig reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 127 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States Wig is primarily found in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, Minnesota, where 15 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Wig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 775 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wig last name are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Wig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.31% more than the national average, earning 648,236 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $34,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning $60,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigg863,542/
Weig861,189/
Wigh86550/
Wieg86391/
Whig86203/
Waig86138/
Wigt86127/
Wuig863/
Wihg862/
Wwig862/
Wijg862/
Wiqg862/
Vwig862/
Wigz861/
Wigk861/
Wigc861/
Wiog861/
Hwig861/
Weigh75433/
Woigk75153/
Woigt75124/
Waigh7562/
Wuigk7558/
Wijgh7543/
Wiggh7529/
Whigg7525/
Wiegh7511/
Waigt756/
Wigth753/
Weigz751/
Whigh751/
Vwieg751/
Wiehg751/
Weigs750/
Weisg750/
Whigs750/
Wihgt750/
Big6779,334/
Vig6713,692/
Wik674,730/
Weg67892/
Weigue6722/
Waigth6714/
Uig6710/
Wäg6710/
Wiq677/
Wjg674/
Wyg673/
Woigke672/
Waggig671/
Geewig671/
Hweigz671/

Wig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wig in the Hindi language
विगviga-
Wig in the Oriya language
ୱିଗwiga60
ଅୁୱିଗauwiga20
ୱିଗ୍wig20

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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
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  • 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 Wig
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