Wilg Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wilg Last Name Facts

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

Wilg is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilg is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wilg are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wilg is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,629,059. In The Netherlands Wilg is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 33 percent live, North Holland, where 33 percent live and Utrecht, where 33 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Wilg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielg8938/
Weilg8931/
Willg893/
Wilgh891/
Wlg86136/
Wilk7553,958/
Bilg7530/
Vilg7513/
Welg752/
Wlgh751/
Wleg751/
Wilq751/
Wlgc751/
Wlgx751/
Wlkg751/
Wlqg751/
Hwlg751/
Willhgt732/
Wilgová731/
Wilgova731/
Willgue730/
Wilke6749,008/
Wilck67811/
Wielk67364/
Willk6713/
Welgs678/
Billg675/
Wilkh675/
Villg673/
Uhilg673/
Welgh672/
Wlqug671/
Wilkt671/
Whilk671/
Welcg671/
Bilgh671/
Wilkë671/
Wlgkp671/
Woilk670/
Wilcx670/

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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 Wilg
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