Willdigg Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willdigg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willdigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Willdigg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willdigg is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willdigg? popularity and diffusion

Willdigg is the 1,374,607th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Willdigg is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Willdigg are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England Willdigg is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 53 percent reside, Devon, where 22 percent reside and Shropshire, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Willdigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willdigg has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Willdigg surname increased 437 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willdigg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willdigg are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Willdigg earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,949 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willidigg942/
Willdig93216/
Wildigg933/
Willdigs881/
Wildig86254/
Wiledig800/
Waldig7135/
Weldig718/
Wiltig710/
Wildic710/
Waldegg6789/
Wildego6742/
Wildago678/
Waldiga671/
Weldegg671/
Wildisk670/
Wildahg670/

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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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  • 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 Willdigg
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