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Where Does The Last Name Wage Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wage (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻗﻲ, Hindi: वागे, Oriya: ୱାେଗ) is most common in Niger. It may appear as a variant: Wäge, Wagé or Wagè. Click here for further possible spellings of Wage.

How Common Is The Last Name Wage? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Wage is the 55,663^rd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 798,985 people. The last name Wage is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Wage live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wage is also the 74,273^rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 7,489 people.

The last name Wage is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 4,353 people, or 1 in 4,409. In Niger Wage is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 85 percent live, Zinder Region, where 13 percent live and Agadez Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Niger it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Wage Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wage has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wage surname increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wage Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wage surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Wage earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.62% less than the national average, earning $36,459 CAD per year.