Wlig Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wlig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wlig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wlig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wlig occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wlig.

How Common Is The Last Name Wlig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wlig live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Wlig is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Espírito Santo, where 50 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 25 percent live and Rondônia, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whlig892/
Wlhig891/
Willig806,088/
Wellig80404/
Wlhlig805/
Wliegh801/
Vlig7541/
Blig7535/
Wlic751/
Wleg751/
Willigs7381/
Willigg731/
Willigh731/
Willlig731/
Bligh674,337/
Vlieg67540/
Wielligh6725/
Wlick6717/
Wuilligs674/
Blaig673/
Bleig671/
Vleig671/
Wlugh670/
Willhigh670/
Willhigt670/

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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 Wlig
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