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 most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zilg.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Zilg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Zilg reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany Zilg is most frequent in: Hesse, where 42 percent are found, Bavaria, where 32 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Zilg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zilg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zilg surname 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 national average, with 93.75% registered with the 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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