Wilgers Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilgers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wilgers Last Name Facts

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

Wilgers is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilgers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilgers is the 993,593rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Wilgers reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States Wilgers is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 33 percent are found, South Dakota, where 14 percent are found and Colorado, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Wilgers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilgers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilgers last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilgers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilgers are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilgers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.05% less than the national average, earning R 109,188 per year and in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willgers9320/
Vilgers8614/
Bilgers862/
Wlegers861/
Wilchers803/
Willgors800/
Belgers71251/
Welchers675/
Belghers672/
Blezers5713/
Vlggors571/

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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 Wilgers
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