Wildfang Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wildfang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildfang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3731:215,83224,348
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Canada611:604,02649,778
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wildfang (12) may also be a first name.

Wildfang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wildfang occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wildfang.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildfang? popularity and diffusion

Wildfang is the 528,890th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wildfang reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wildfang is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 215,832. In Germany it is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 56 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Wildfang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wildfang has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wildfang surname increased 424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wildfang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wildfang are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wildfang earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning $32,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiltfang88640/
Wildfong88629/
Vildfang8814/
Wildvang8810/
Wailtfang821/
Wiltfong75644/
Wildvank75170/
Wlddfong751/
Wiltvank6382/
Wildvonk631/
Waeladeevong504/

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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 Wildfang
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