Wilge Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Wilge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wilge (44) may also be a first name.
Wilge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wilge is found most in Luxembourg. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wilge is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Wilge occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wilge are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wilge is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name globally, held by 44 people.
This surname is most numerous in Luxembourg, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 18,142. In Luxembourg it is most numerous in: Grevenmacher Canton, where 97 percent are found and Remich Canton, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Luxembourg Wilge exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Wilge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wilge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilge last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wilge
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