Wilgens Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Wilgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wilgens (3,689) may also be a first name.

Wilgens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilgens has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilgens is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wilgens are found; 45 percent are found in Caribbean and 36 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Wilgens is also the 116,135th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 3,689 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Wilgens is primarily found in: Acre, where 25 percent reside, Amazonas, where 25 percent reside and Paraná, where 25 percent reside. Barring Brazil Wilgens exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Wilgens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilgens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilgens last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willgens9326/
Wilguens939/
Wilghens931/
Wilgns920/
Willgenss882/
Wilsens86105/
Welgens8663/
Wilgins863/
Wilssens80394/
Wöllgens8050/
Wöltgens8014/
Wilggins807/
Wilchens802/
Welguens801/
Wilcense801/
Willgins801/
Huilgens801/
Bilzens7155/
Bilsens7129/
Wilsins7116/
Vilcens716/
Wiljins712/
Vilsens711/
Wiljems710/
Wilcins710/
Weltjens67235/
Beltgens67133/
Wilchins6730/
Welshens672/
Willzins672/
Willjems671/
Welchens670/

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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 Wilgens
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