Willburg Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Willburg Surname User-submission:

The surname Wilburg (Wilburgh, Willburg) means 'war fortress'. It is a derivative of the name Wigburh.

Willburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria111:774,13064,097
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Willburg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wilburg (Wilburgh, Willburg) means 'war fortress'. It is a derivative of the name Wigburh.

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Willburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willburg occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willburg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Willburg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Willburg are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Willburg is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 774,130. In Austria it is most numerous in: Styria, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Austria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Willburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willburg last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willburgh9411/
Wilburg93298/
Willberg881,383/
Willborg88144/
Weilburg8878/
Wilburgh8851/
Billburg8842/
Wihlburg880/
Wielburg880/
Willbergh8242/
Wilberg801,991/
Wilborg8047/
Wllberg804/
Wilbarg803/
Vilburg802/
Welburg801/
Wylburg801/
Wilbirg800/
Bilburg800/
Wihlborg751,160/
Billberg75402/
Villberg75228/
Wållberg75185/
Wellberg7585/
Weilberg7560/
Wehlburg7559/
Wellborg7533/
Villborg7526/
Vilbourg753/
Wielberg750/
Weelburg750/
Billbergh712/
Bilbourgh710/
Vilberg67289/
Welberg67288/
Bilberg67288/
Wålberg6791/
Vilborg6772/
Whlberg6712/
Welbirg672/
Wilberk672/
Wilbarc671/

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