Wilden Surname

107,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wilden Surname Definition:

A parish in Bedfordshire.

Wilden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4551:32,7924,322
United States6081:596,15048,585
England5491:101,49010,680
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Belgium521:221,08928,230
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Canada401:921,14070,350
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Wales281:110,5198,545
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Finland61:916,11741,832
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3961:61,5547,167
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

The alternate forms: Wildén (9) are calculated separately.

Wilden (1,080) may also be a first name.

Wilden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Bedfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wilden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wilden Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wilden is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Wildén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,790th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,684,982 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wilden reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 243,064th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,080 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 2,455 people, or 1 in 32,792. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Wilden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilden surname increased 279 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilden are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning 339,487 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 201.09% more than the national average, earning R 715,500 per year; in United States they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $42,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wildén949/
Willden921,240/
Whilden92663/
Wildend921/
Wildeen921/
Wilhden920/
Weilden920/
Wheilden861/
Whillden860/
Welden832,350/
Wildin83652/
Bilden83577/
Vilden8350/
Wylden833/
Wldeen832/
Wildem830/
Whelden77251/
Whildin77197/
Wellden77117/
Weelden7756/
Willdin7714/
Bildøen776/
Willdén776/
Weldenn771/
Waildin770/
Blden731/
Weldn731/
Wheelden71183/
Whilldin7114/
Vildienė712/
Belden677,120/
Velden671,499/
Weldin67868/
Bildin67720/
Wäldin67111/
Vildin6733/
Bülden6714/
Vildem677/
Vildén674/
Bylden674/
Weldyn673/
Bildén673/
Hwldng671/
Wyldin670/

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