Wander Surname
Approximately 4,535 people bear this surname
Wander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,720 | 1:210,732 | 20,603 |
| Germany | 877 | 1:91,796 | 11,515 |
| Netherlands | 300 | 1:56,291 | 9,664 |
| France | 278 | 1:238,931 | 37,046 |
| Brazil | 259 | 1:826,542 | 29,919 |
| Pakistan | 213 | 1:838,704 | 11,708 |
| Argentina | 179 | 1:238,790 | 19,438 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 232 | 1:216,460 | 18,492 |
The alternate forms: Wandér (6) are calculated separately.
Wander (23,801) may also be a first name.
Wander Demographics
Average Male Wander Height
177.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wander Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wander Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wander occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wandér. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wander? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wander is the 103,636th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,606,956 people. The surname Wander is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wander are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wander is also the 33,242nd most common forename in the world, held by 23,801 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,720 people, or 1 in 210,732. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Minnesota, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Wander exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.
Wander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wander surname grew 741 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 568 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wander Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wander last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.82% registered with the party.
The amount Wander earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.21% less than the national average, earning R 39,888 per year; in United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,785 CAD per year.
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Wander Reference & Research
Wanderer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Wanderer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Wander
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis