Wilges Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wilges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4471:478,91318,111
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wilges (12) may also be a first name.

Wilges Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilges is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wilges.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilges? popularity and diffusion

It is the 522,545th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname Wilges is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wilges reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Luso-South America. Wilges is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 447 people, or 1 in 478,913. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 71 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 8 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 7 percent live. Besides Brazil Wilges exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Wilges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilges surname expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilges last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% registered with the political party.

Wilges earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $31,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willges9218/
Wilgues924/
Wilgess922/
Wilgies920/
Wilguess8654/
Willgues8638/
Wilgis83167/
Bilges8366/
Wiljes8334/
Vilges838/
Wilces832/
Wilses831/
Wilxes831/
Welges830/
Wilches7711,835/
Biltges7710/
Willjes779/
Vilgues774/
Bilgees772/
Wilguis771/
Wilshes771/
Villges771/
Willches7140/
Wilgierz7138/
Wilchest7125/
Wuilches7112/
Wilchess711/
Villgues711/
Wellgues710/
Bilgeç671,701/
Vilgis6779/
Bilgez6743/
Belges6738/
Bilgis6723/
Vilses6721/
Wilżys676/
Bilses674/
Vilces671/
Vilxes671/
Wlches671/
Wiljis671/
Wilcis671/
Welzes671/
Wilcex670/
Wilsic670/

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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 Wilges
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