Wilig Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wilig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wilig Last Name Facts

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

Wilig is found most in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Wilig occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wilig reside; 79 percent reside in South America and 79 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 47 percent reside, Roraima, where 47 percent reside and Paraná, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Wilig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilig last name contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willig916,088/
Weilig9118/
Wielig917/
Whilig910/
Witlig910/
Wittlig833/
Whillig832/
Wieligh831/
Willigh831/
Willlig831/
Willigg831/
Wilik80122/
Bilig8060/
Vilig8017/
Wileg802/
Welig801/
Wylig800/
Wuilligs774/
Willhigh770/
Wilhigtt770/
Wellig73404/
Willik7370/
Beilig7369/
Wilick7323/
Wilike7321/
Uiligh7315/
Wehlig7315/
Wielik7311/
Veilig739/
Biligh738/
Willeg732/
Weilik732/
Wilaik731/
Wisleg731/
Boilig731/
Whileg730/
Willick671,026/
Wielick6751/
Weislik6727/
Willike6727/
Wijlick6717/
Wilhike679/
Wilhoic672/
Weislic671/
Wilihck671/
Witlick671/
Weligue671/
Wilegue671/
Wilique671/
Wheelig670/

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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 Wilig
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