Lanwehr Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lanwehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanwehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2151:374,44435,419
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Lanwehr Last Name Facts

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

Lanwehr is found most in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanwehr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lanwehr is the 1,025,894th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Lanwehr reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lanwehr is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 374,444. In Germany Lanwehr is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Berlin, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Lanwehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lanwehr surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Lanwehr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanweher931/
Lanwer9276/
Lanweh926/
Lanwert8673/
Lanwerd8611/
Lanwe83239/
Lanwerth804/
Lanver7785/
Lanwei7749/
Lanber7727/
Lanwes7721/
Lanwie772/
Laynwe772/
Lanwey771/
Lanuer771/
Laanwe770/
Lanvier7136/
Lanvert7112/
Lianwei719/
Lianber716/
Lyanber711/
Lainber711/
Lamwert711/
Lamwesh711/
Lamwher710/
Lanwich710/
Lanwith710/
Lanbear710/
Lanwi671,488/
Lamwe67873/
Lanwa67535/
Lanbe67228/
Lanve67143/
Lanue6717/
Laanvere6711/
Lonwe678/
Lianbeer674/
Leanbeir670/

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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 Lanwehr
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