Wrigge Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wrigge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrigge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1811:444,78239,627
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wrigge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrigge is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrigge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,155,901st most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Wrigge reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wrigge is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 444,782. In Germany Wrigge is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Chile, where 4 percent reside.

Wrigge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wrigge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wrigge last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wrigge Last Name Statistics demography

Wrigge earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrigger920/
Wrige9113/
Wragge83941/
Brigge8358/
Wridge8335/
Wraige8321/
Wrighe837/
Wriege834/
Wregge834/
Writge831/
Vrigge831/
Wriget830/
Wregget7728/
Wrighed773/
Wrighet772/
Brigdge771/
Wrighey771/
Wraggie771/
Vrigges771/
Wrigett770/
Wrage732,932/
Brige73592/
Wrege73562/
Wrise734/
Wrieh733/
Wriggitt713/
Wreggett711/
Bridge6726,479/
Brügge671,899/
Briggi67188/
Wraage6782/
Bregge6776/
Bruige6775/
Wriyee6742/
Brygge6740/
Wrisez6729/
Wriser6718/
Wrighi6717/
Wrayge6714/
Wreger679/
Wrighy678/
Wradge678/
Wreege676/
Wraiet674/
Wrigit673/
Braige672/
Breige672/
Wrigjt672/
Brigey671/
Brigej671/
Wrieze671/
Wrieya671/
Wriseh671/
Brisge671/
Vriges670/
Wreigheid670/

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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
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  • 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 Wrigge
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