Wilgas Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wilgas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilgas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wilgas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilgas is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wilgas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilgas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wilgas live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Wilgas is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Ghana, where 8 percent reside.

Wilgas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilgas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilgas last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilgaus9239/
Wielgas9220/
Willgas921/
Wielgasz8617/
Willgash862/
Wilgos83392/
Welgas83261/
Bilgas8337/
Vilgas8325/
Wielgos771,330/
Wilgosz77345/
Wilgosh77206/
Vilgats77137/
Wilgoss7780/
Bilgais7763/
Willgos7727/
Villgas7724/
Wilgose7713/
Wielgós774/
Bilgash772/
Welgasz772/
Weilgos771/
Wielgosz716,036/
Willgoss71145/
Willgohs71141/
Wielgosh7185/
Wielgoss7129/
Willgoos7117/
Wilgoose7114/
Weilgosh718/
Weilgosz715/
Wielgohs714/
Wilgosch713/
Willgosh711/
Wielgarz711/
Willinghaus710/
Belgas67599/
Willgoose67187/
Welgos67147/
Wielgosch6784/
Velgas6781/
Vilgos6745/
Willgosch6719/
Wilgoś672/
Villengas671/
Bilgaç671/
Wilgoz671/

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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 Wilgas
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