Wedges Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Wedges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Wedges Demographics
Average Wedges Salary in
United States
$27,440 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wedges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wedges occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedges? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wedges live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Wedges is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 50 percent are found, Florida, where 20 percent are found and South Carolina, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.
Wedges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wedges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wedges surname expanded 511 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wedges Last Name Statistics demography
Wedges earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.41% less than the national average, earning $27,440 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgest | 92 | 8 | / |
| Weges | 91 | 51 | / |
| Wadges | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wegesh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Widges | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiges | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weages | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wettges | 77 | 20 | / |
| Beidges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wietges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wegis | 73 | 151 | / |
| Beges | 73 | 148 | / |
| Veges | 73 | 109 | / |
| Wiges | 73 | 42 | / |
| Weses | 73 | 15 | / |
| Westgeest | 67 | 703 | / |
| Wecees | 67 | 245 | / |
| Witges | 67 | 119 | / |
| Weeces | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vegesh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hueges | 67 | 26 | / |
| Begesh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wigges | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vodges | 67 | 11 | / |
| Begges | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bödges | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vueges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weigez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bidges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veiges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weazes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widgej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weises | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vesges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beages | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vedgis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetjes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weeses | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weesis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veages | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wedges
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