de Wild Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Wild Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, meaning 'wild' or 'savage'.

de Wild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3051:12,9401,885
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

de Wild Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch/Flemish surname, meaning 'wild' or 'savage'.

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de Wild Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Wild occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of de Wild click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wild? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Wild is the 272,960th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,114,067 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of de Wild are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,305 people, or 1 in 12,940. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 18 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands de Wild occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

de Wild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Wild has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Wild surname grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Wild Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Wild earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning R 156,936 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Wildt931,618/
de Wilt86402/
De-Wild861/
de Bildt8065/
de Veld71310/
de Bilt7119/
de Welt711/
de Beeld6768/
der Veldt632/
de Belt571/

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