Wildt Surname

124,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Wildt Surname User-submission:

The surname Wildt refers to German Gypsies. The original surname would have been Wild, indicating Gypsies (German translation). Upon immigration to the U.S., officials added the 't' for pronunciation. It is possible that the Wildts were Romanian, but lived in Germany.

Wildt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4831:54,2867,050
United States1,3241:273,76125,637
South Africa3121:173,64619,205
Denmark1161:48,6615,045
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Austria651:131,00717,994
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Honduras281:314,8732,759
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Wildt (13) may also be a first name.

Wildt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wildt refers to German Gypsies. The original surname would have been Wild, indicating Gypsies (German translation). Upon immigration to the U.S., officials added the 't' for pronunciation. It is possible that the Wildts were Romanian, but lived in Germany.

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Wildt Last Name Facts

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

Wildt has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,823rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,996,588 people. The last name Wildt occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Wildt reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,483 people, or 1 in 54,286. In Germany Wildt is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Wildt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wildt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wildt last name increased 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wildt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wildt last name are 31.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wildt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning R 146,400 per year and in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,676 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieldt9172/
Wildte912/
Willdt912/
Weildt911/
Wild8969,892/
Wilt8911,381/
Wldt891/
Whildth830/
Weldt80945/
Bildt80249/
Waild80226/
Weild80200/
Wield80193/
Wilte80145/
Whild80141/
Wielt8089/
Vildt8077/
Willt8047/
Wilth8028/
Whilt8025/
Willd8020/
Wildh805/
Wiltd802/
Wailt801/
Wildd800/
Weilt800/
Wildtová7741/
Wildtova771/
Wlt7510/
Wld758/
Wailet7355/
Wailed7350/
Billdt7345/
Wiltte7320/
Whilte739/
Wilhte737/
Wilthe733/
Woilet732/
Wiltsz731/
Wiltts731/
Wiltsh731/
Willtt731/
Wuilds731/
Wuiled731/
Wiltch731/
Woeldt731/
D'Wilt731/
Weilth731/
Weldte730/
Weilte730/
Wildds730/
Weld672,688/
Wyld671,832/
Welt671,814/
Bild671,130/
Vild671,120/
Vilt671,030/
Bilt67709/
Wiltsch67289/
Wildová67266/
Wled67167/
Woillet67107/
Weilete6737/
Wildova6714/
Wiltová6712/
Wllt676/
Wlts675/
Wlet674/
Waillet672/
Uilt672/
Willhte671/
Wlht671/
Wldh671/
Willtte671/
Whillte671/
Uild671/
Wiltova671/
Vldt671/
Whlt671/
Wjlt671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wildt
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