Wildigg Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wildigg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Wildigg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wildigg is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wildigg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildigg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wildigg are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Wildigg is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 100 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Wildigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wildigg has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wildigg surname fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wildigg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willdigg93160/
Wildig92254/
Willidigg882/
Willdig86216/
Wiledig860/
Willdigs801/
Waldig7735/
Weldig778/
Wiltig770/
Wildic770/
Waldegg7189/
Wildego7142/
Wildago718/
Waldiga711/
Weldegg711/
Wildahg710/
Wildisk710/
Waldteig677/

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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 Wildigg
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