Wolfger Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wolfger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3361:25,3444,003
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Wolfger (21) may also be a first name.

Wolfger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolfger is more frequently found in Austria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 738,530th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wolfger reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wolfger is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 21 people.

The last name Wolfger is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 25,344. In Austria Wolfger is most numerous in: Styria, where 33 percent are found, Carinthia, where 25 percent are found and Burgenland, where 24 percent are found. Barring Austria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Wolfger Last Name Statistics demography

Wolfger earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfager930/
Wolfgeher88158/
Wolfhager880/
Wolfsehr8019/
Wolfseher75152/
Walfzer711/
Wolf-Győri711/

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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 Wolfger
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