Wildig Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wildig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:291,71822,402
Sweden191:518,25037,550
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales91:343,83718,086
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wildig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wildig is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. Wildig occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Wildig live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

Wildig is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 291,718. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Herefordshire, where 22 percent live, Hampshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Wildig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wildig has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wildig last name rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wildig Last Name Statistics demography

Wildig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willdig92216/
Wildigg923/
Willdigg86160/
Willdigs861/
Weldig838/
Wildisk770/
Vildic6720/
Beldig675/
Wldick671/
Wildeq671/
Vildik671/
Wildek671/
Bildiq671/

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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 Wildig
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