Wedekind Surname

73,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wedekind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedekind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9801:16,1662,130
United States1,1751:308,47628,327
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
England591:944,37447,923
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Poland521:730,93760,459
Canada471:783,94961,790
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Austria361:236,54028,356
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Wedekind Last Name Facts

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

Wedekind has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedekind? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,812th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,093,241 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wedekind live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wedekind is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 4,980 people, or 1 in 16,166. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, Thuringia, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Wedekind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wedekind has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wedekind surname expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wedekind Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wedekind last name are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Wedekind earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning R 284,880 per year; in United States they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $48,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $56,662 CAD per year.

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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 Wedekind
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