Wage Surname
Approximately 9,121 people bear this surname
Wage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4,353 | 1:4,409 | 418 |
| Indonesia | 2,129 | 1:62,118 | 6,787 |
| Philippines | 859 | 1:117,856 | 20,327 |
| United States | 459 | 1:789,671 | 61,028 |
| India | 443 | 1:1,731,525 | 62,237 |
| Tanzania | 246 | 1:215,210 | 18,004 |
| Papua New Guinea | 215 | 1:37,924 | 4,566 |
| Israel | 136 | 1:62,924 | 7,935 |
| Netherlands | 108 | 1:156,363 | 23,208 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
The alternate forms: Wäge (21), Wagé (3) & Wagè (1) are calculated separately.
Wage (7,489) may also be a first name.
Wage Demographics
Average Wage Salary in
United States
$43,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wage (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻗﻲ, Hindi: वागे, Oriya: ୱାେଗ) is found most in Niger. It may appear in the variant forms: Wäge, Wagé or Wagè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wage? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wage is the 55,663rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 798,985 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Wage are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Wage is also the 74,273rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 7,489 people.
The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 4,353 people, or 1 in 4,409. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 85 percent live, Zinder Region, where 13 percent live and Agadez Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Niger it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Wage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wage surname grew 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 bearing the Wage surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wage in the Hindi language | ||
| वागे | vage | - |
| Wage in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାେଗ | waega | 96.77 |
| ଓାେଗ | oaega | 1.08 |
| ୱାଗି | wagi | 1.08 |
| ବାେଗ | baega | 1.08 |
| Wage in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻗﻲ | waqy | 40 |
| ﻭﺍﻛﻰ | waky | 20 |
| ﻭﺍﺟﻲ | wajy | 20 |
| ﻭﻛﻰ | wky | 20 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wage
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