Wüger Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Wüger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 128 | 1:64,163 | 7,867 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Wuger (42) are calculated separately.
Wüger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wüger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wüger is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wuger. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wüger? popularity and diffusion
Wüger is the 1,267,784th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Wüger is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wüger live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 64,163. In Switzerland Wüger is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent are found, Canton of St Gallen, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 16 percent are found. Beside Switzerland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuger | 93 | 42 | / |
| Wiger | 80 | 605 | / |
| Woger | 80 | 239 | / |
| Büger | 80 | 124 | / |
| Wigger | 73 | 7,103 | / |
| Wieger | 73 | 891 | / |
| Würzer | 73 | 374 | / |
| Wigier | 73 | 107 | / |
| Woeger | 73 | 63 | / |
| Wueger | 73 | 43 | / |
| Wunger | 73 | 35 | / |
| Wauger | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bügger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuguer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wüerth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wooger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wogerz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wogier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bütger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wugert | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wigher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woodger | 67 | 1,443 | / |
| Büge | 67 | 789 | / |
| Wige | 67 | 158 | / |
| Wuge | 67 | 18 | / |
| Büer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waugher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiegger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Büttger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waunger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weugert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vwoeger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woudger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wüger
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