Wildgen Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wildgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Canada401:921,14070,350
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wildgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wildgen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wildgen is the 902,012th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Wildgen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wildgen are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States Wildgen is mostly found in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Kansas, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Wildgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wildgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wildgen last name expanded 1,247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wildgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wildgen last name are 21.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wildgen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 51.01% more than the national average, earning $65,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.63% more than the national average, earning $70,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilgen92219/
Wiltgen861,537/
Bildgen8648/
Weldgen8644/
Willgen862/
Willtgen800/
Wieltgen800/
Bilgen7711,980/
Wilsen77276/
Vilgen7760/
Welgen7728/
Wilzen7719/
Wiljen771/
Wilcen771/
Wielzen71388/
Wilchen71343/
Biltgen71301/
Wilging71187/
Willsen7183/
Weltgen7163/
Billgen7129/
Wilshen7115/
Wielsen7110/
Wiltgem715/
Weilsen713/
Wöltgen712/
Viltgen712/
Wilssen712/
Willgin711/
Wilzien711/
Wellgen710/
Villgen710/
Beldgen710/
Wilsien710/
Wiltgin710/
Willesen67212/
Wilsn6730/
Willåsen676/
Wilschen671/
Wlsen670/

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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
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  • 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 Wildgen
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