Kirchwehm Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kirchwehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirchwehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
United States621:5,846,112285,490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kirchwehm Last Name Facts

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

Kirchwehm occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirchwehm? popularity and diffusion

Kirchwehm is the 1,321,499th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Kirchwehm occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kirchwehm are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Kirchwehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kirchwehm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirchwehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirchwehm last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Kirchwehm earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.38% more than the national average, earning $48,921 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Kirchwehm
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