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

Wildgen is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 902,012th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Wildgen is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wildgen reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wildgen is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Kansas, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Wildgen occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Wildgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wildgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wildgen last name rose 1,247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wildgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wildgen surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.57% being registered with 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
  • 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 Wildgen
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