de Wilde Surname

35,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Wilde Surname Definition:

Local. Wildau, called by the Germans Die Wilde, is a town of Poland, situated near the confluence of the rivers Wilia and Wiln, from whence its name is derived. Wild, a wilderness.

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de Wilde 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
Belgium8,0211:1,43365
Netherlands5,4411:3,104246
France6251:106,27615,736
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Canada871:423,51337,101
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Australia541:499,92037,885
England541:1,031,81650,675
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Austria201:425,77243,235
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Greece151:738,65380,079
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tonga11:107,313791
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

de Wilde (21) may also be a first name.

de Wilde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Wildau, called by the Germans Die Wilde, is a town of Poland, situated near the confluence of the rivers Wilia and Wiln, from whence its name is derived. Wild, a wilderness.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(Dutch/Flemish), the Savage. Wildeboer, Wild boor. Wilde- man, Wild man. Wildschut, Poacher.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

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

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de Wilde Demographics

Average de Wilde Salary in
United States

$58,438 USD

Per year
Rank:
224,244 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.852E-6
Rank: 539,353 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
135.43%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Wilde Last Name Facts

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

de Wilde is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname de Wilde is the 35,701st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 492,735 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of de Wilde are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

de Wilde is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 8,021 people, or 1 in 1,433. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 37 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

de Wilde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Wilde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de Wilde last name grew 1,086 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Wilde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the de Wilde last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount de Wilde earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.43% more than the national average, earning R 428,772 per year; in United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.35% more than the national average, earning $59,794 CAD per year.

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
de Wilder94144/
de Wildee941/
de Bilde88241/
De-Wilde8835/
de Welde883/
de Vilder82703/
de Weelde821/
de Vijlder78497/
de Velde75356/
de Vylder711,005/
de Velder71215/
de Beelde7195/
der Velde713/
De-Vilder711/
De-Vylder591/
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