Zilg Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Zilg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Israel151:570,50941,023
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Zilg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zilg is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Zilg reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zilg is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 42 percent live, Bavaria, where 32 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Zilg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zilg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zilg last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zilg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zilg are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% being registered with the political party.

Zilg earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czilg891/
Zilgh891/
Zielg890/
Zlg8611/
Zilgue801/
Tzillg801/
Gilg752,504/
Jilg751,741/
Zilk75365/
Silg753/
Zelg752/
Zlgk751/
Zlgg751/
Zlcg751/
Zlqg751/
Zzlg751/
Zilc751/
Zlgx751/
Zlkg751/
Zslg751/
Xilg751/
Zilke671,125/
Zielk6728/
Gielg6726/
Shilg6716/
Szleg678/
Chilg678/
Silgh675/
Gillg672/
Zhelg672/
Szilc672/
Zsilk671/
Zylgc671/
Szilk671/
Dzilk671/
Zilck670/
Zilks670/

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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 Zilg
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