View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The surname Wife occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wife.

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

It is the 3,274,477^th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Wife occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wife are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 772,378^th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 143 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England Wife is most numerous in: Dorset, where 30 percent live, Hampshire, where 25 percent live and Surrey, where 25 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 17 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Wife Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wife has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wife last name declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wife Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.