View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The last name Wife is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Wife is the 3,274,477^th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wife live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Wife is also the 772,378^th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 143 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is most frequent in: Dorset, where 30 percent reside, Hampshire, where 25 percent reside and Surrey, where 25 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 17 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Wife Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Wife Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wife last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.