Willigar Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Willigar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1231:299,55827,752
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Willigar Last Name Facts

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

Willigar has its highest incidence in Canada. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willigar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name Willigar occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Willigar live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 299,558. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Nova Scotia, where 54 percent live, Ontario, where 20 percent live and Alberta, where 13 percent live. Barring Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Willigar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willigar last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Willigar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.34% less than the national average, earning $29,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.1% less than the national average, earning $33,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willigard940/
Willegar880/
Willegard822/
Villegar7517/
Billegar751/
Wheligar751/
Wiligore751/
Villegard7114/
Villegart718/
Bligar711/
Wlengar671/
Welaygar631/
Wlegaard631/
Bellegar631/
Vlegar5713/
Blegar5710/
Whealaygar561/
Blehgar5319/
Vleegar531/
Vleggaar5065/
Vleghaar5058/
Vlegaard5032/

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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 Willigar
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