Wilger Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Wilger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4071:890,56267,298
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Wilger (861) may also be a first name.

Wilger Last Name Facts

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

Wilger occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 531,574th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wilger reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 277,461st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 861 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 890,562. In The United States Wilger is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Wilger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilger surname increased 885 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilger last name are 22.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willger92267/
Wilnger922/
Wiltger921/
Wilguer921/
Wildger921/
Wilgierz8638/
Willgerd861/
Bilger835,983/
Wilser83229/
Wilzer83200/
Wölger83151/
Welger8368/
Wilcer8336/
Vilger8319/
Wiljer8316/
Wilßer833/
Wälger831/
Wilgre831/
Wilguerre802/
Wilschger800/
Wilcher775,290/
Wilsher772,116/
Wiltjer77807/
Billger77170/
Wailzer77156/
Bilgeer7768/
Bilgier7733/
Wlinger7730/
Vilgert7725/
Wilsser7713/
Wildjer772/
Villger772/
Woelger772/
Welguer771/
Willjer771/
Wilceer771/
Weldger771/
Wailcer771/
Willzer770/
Willser770/
Welgert770/
Weilzer770/
Willinnger751/
Willingher750/
Wlser731/
Blger731/
Wlzer731/
Willsher712,005/
Wilshere71405/
Wilscher71196/
Wilshier7168/
Willcher7138/
Wilshear7110/
Wielgirz715/
Wilchert714/
Whlinger713/
Wilttjer711/
Wilchere711/
Wilcheir711/
Wilseard711/
Whilsher711/
Willeser710/
Belger673,058/
Welser671,752/
Villinger671,083/
Bilgir67808/
Wülser67359/
Welzer67338/
Völger67295/
Bilzer67280/
Vilser67237/
Velger67189/
Welcer67147/
Vilgre6765/
Willscher6754/
Willshere6753/
Wöllinger6750/
Bilcer6730/
Wälzer6725/
Willsheer6723/
Wielscher6719/
Vilšer6718/
Bölger6717/
Wilschere6716/
Willshear6714/
Bylger6710/
Willshier676/
Uelger675/
Welxer673/
Bilxer671/
Wleser671/
Willesher671/
Villenger671/
Vilguerre671/
Vilcer671/
Wilsir671/
Bilser671/
Wlseer671/
Willesser670/
Wileshere670/

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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 Wilger
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