Willigman Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Willigman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Willigman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Willigman Last Name Facts

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

Willigman occurs more in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willigman? popularity and diffusion

Willigman is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Willigman reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in Wales, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 773,633. In Wales it is primarily found in: Gwynedd, where 100 percent reside. Barring Wales this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Willigman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willigman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willigman surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willigmann9552/
Wiligman940/
Weiligman890/
Billigman890/
Willigmon890/
Weiligmann84124/
Billigmann8426/
Wilegmann785/
Bligman751/
Wlegmann711/
Vlugman6341/
Blyghman590/
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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 Willigman
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