Wadge Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Wadge Surname User-submission:

(Cornish, English, British, Celtic) It is a variant of the surname Wedge.

Wadge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:148,18614,202
Canada1731:212,98020,593
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
India921:8,337,667172,929
Malta481:8,964551
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wadge Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Cornish, English, British, Celtic) It is a variant of the surname Wedge.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weadge9135/
Wadghe918/
Waadge911/
Wadgue911/
Wage899,121/
Wadenge832/
Badge807,073/
Wedge806,029/
Waage803,604/
Wagey801,903/
Wadje801,557/
Vadge80945/
Wagie80211/
Widge80162/
Waige80161/
Wagge80126/
Wauge80116/
Weage8086/
Wajge8070/
Wagea8042/
Wagee8019/
Wahge8016/
Hwage806/
Watge806/
Whage805/
Wodge802/
Wasge802/
Wadga802/
Wayge802/
Wagez801/
Wadgi801/
Wadengge774/
Waggie73745/
Wajage73154/
Weager73110/
Waetge7360/
Badghe7359/
Waiage7315/
Wauger7312/
Wayage7311/
Waiege739/
Wadgha739/
Vhadge738/
Vadger737/
Badgey736/
Waidje736/
Wagihe734/
Waggey733/
Waiger733/
Wayger733/
Wadjeh733/
Baddge732/
Badhge732/
Beadge731/
Badgeh731/
Badgge731/
Waadje731/
Wagetz731/
Waiges731/
Weadje731/
Weidge731/
Watger731/
Watghe731/
Wattge731/
Whager731/
Vadghe731/
Weagee731/
Wayige731/
Wejage731/
Waigez731/
Wadjer731/
Wajege731/
Waisge731/
Woidge731/
Baadge731/
Wagech731/
Vwagie731/
Widgey730/
Weages730/
Wadenggey718/
Bage6730,351/
Wase6713,494/
Waje679,609/
Wagi673,627/
Vage672,478/
Woge67841/
Waze67582/
Wige67158/
Vadinge67117/
Woodget6797/
Weidger6746/
Wheager6712/
Woujage6711/
Woodgie676/
Wehager674/
Woodgee673/
Uage672/
Bahdhge671/
Wadgaya671/
Waadjhe671/
Wiyadje671/
Beyadge671/
Wajegie671/
Woudger670/
Wahager670/
Weihage670/
Badghey670/

Wadge Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadge in the Marathi language
वाडगेvadage54.55
वडगेvadage42.42
वादगेvadage3.03

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