Wolgers Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wolgers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden481:205,14114,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wolgers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolgers has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wolgers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolgers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wolgers reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Wolgers is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 205,141. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent are found, Jämtland County, where 17 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found.

Wolgers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolgers has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wolgers surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolgers930/
Wolers9210/
Wohlers866,505/
Volgers86246/
Walgers86124/
Wolhers8669/
Wollers8634/
Wholers8612/
Bolgers863/
Woulers862/
Woolers860/
Woohlers802/
Wollerst801/
Walers77102/
Volers775/
Bolers772/
Wahlers713,149/
Bollers71711/
Vollers71521/
Wallers71354/
Bohlers7122/
Watlers7120/
Vohlers7120/
Vulgers7119/
Valgers714/
Boulers713/
Whalers713/
Walcers712/
Walyers712/
Walhers712/
Waliers712/
Volhers712/
Wollersche711/
Boylers711/
Boliers711/
Walerss710/
Volgars710/
Wohlirs710/
Wholerx710/
Bulgers710/
Walchers672/
Wattlers671/
Volchers671/
Wallerås671/
Voulgars671/
Boullers671/
Volliers670/
Bolchers670/

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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 Wolgers
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