Wadge Surname
Approximately 916 people bear this surname
Wadge Surname User-submission:
(Cornish, English, British, Celtic) It is a variant of the surname Wedge.
Wadge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 376 | 1:148,186 | 14,202 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Malta | 48 | 1:8,964 | 551 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 266 | 1:91,637 | 9,460 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Wadge Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Cornish, English, British, Celtic) It is a variant of the surname Wedge.
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Average Wadge Salary in
United States
$50,388 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wadge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadge (Marathi: वाडगे) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 387,397th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Wadge live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 148,186. In England Wadge is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall, where 13 percent live, Durham, where 11 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Wadge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wadge has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 412 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wadge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wadge surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.91% registered with the political party.
The amount Wadge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.85% more than the national average, earning R 510,576 per year; in United States they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $50,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,261 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadge in the Marathi language | ||
| वाडगे | vadage | 54.55 |
| वडगे | vadage | 42.42 |
| वादगे | vadage | 3.03 |
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