Wach Surname

28,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Wach Surname User-submission:

(Polish) From a short form of any of various Polish personal names beginning with Wa-, e.g. Waclaw and Wawrziniec, Polish form of Latin Laurentius.(German of Slavic origin) From a pet form of Wenzel.

Wach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan7,9261:1,440291
Poland6,5011:5,847693
Germany1,4091:57,1377,390
United States1,1621:311,92728,585
France8271:80,31811,357
Vietnam2851:325,0741,191
Austria2341:36,3915,889
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Argentina591:724,46549,289
England571:977,51048,999
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Wäch (17) are calculated separately.

Wach (4,030) may also be a first name.

Wach Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Polish) From a short form of any of various Polish personal names beginning with Wa-, e.g. Waclaw and Wawrziniec, Polish form of Latin Laurentius.(German of Slavic origin) From a pet form of Wenzel.

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Wach Last Name Facts

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

Wach (Oriya: ୱାଚ) is most common in South Sudan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Wäch. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wach? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wach is the 28,243rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 382,950 people. The surname Wach is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Wach are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wach is also the 109,928th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 4,030 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is carried by 7,926 people, or 1 in 1,440. Beside South Sudan this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 34 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Wach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wach surname increased 2,113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wach last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wach earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.63% less than the national average, earning 236,621 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 121.7% more than the national average, earning R 526,848 per year; in United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $47,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wäch9217/
Wachs894,345/
Watch893,519/
Wache893,465/
Wasch89580/
Waich89150/
Wauch89138/
Waech89113/
Waach8956/
Weach897/
Wajch896/
Wuach895/
Waych892/
Wacsh891/
Wachz891/
Wahch891/
Wadch891/
Whach890/
Wac862,414/
Wajcht80215/
Wasche80194/
Watche8078/
Waiche8046/
Wachhe8013/
Wascht8011/
Waisch809/
Waache805/
Weache804/
Waicht804/
Waschs802/
Weacht801/
Weatch801/
Weasch801/
Waaich801/
Wauche801/
Wadche801/
Wachhh801/
Watsch800/
Whatch800/
Bach75151,149/
Wash756,336/
Woch753,677/
Vach751,332/
Wech75953/
Wace75396/
Wakh75237/
Wahz7553/
Watc7544/
Wajc7533/
Wahs7524/
Uach7523/
Waic7521/
Wacs7516/
Wazh755/
Wajh754/
Wacz754/
Wasc753/
Wuac753/
Wadc752/
Vwac752/
Wwac752/
Wahc752/
Waxh751/
Weac751/
Wahj751/
Hwac751/
Whac750/
Waitche7337/
Wachová7315/
Wachche7314/
Watsche731/
Hwatche731/
Waatche731/
D'Wachs731/
Beach6752,662/
Uache6712,370/
Bauch6712,117/
Veach676,535/
Wahsh674,825/
Weich672,942/
Batch672,644/
Washe672,381/
Baich671,600/
Woche671,207/
Weech671,184/
Wahaj67982/
Vache67943/
Bachh67717/
Wosch67575/
Baach67471/
Hwash67433/
Wotch67291/
Wahas67207/
Wayhs67181/
Wahus67175/
Baych67107/
Waish67103/
Vatch6795/
Wadzh6771/
Wuich6755/
Uhach6751/
Wautsche6746/
Vacht6734/
Waths6727/
Wouch6720/
Watsh6718/
Vaich6718/
Wakhe6718/
Wayce6717/
Badch6717/
Waush6716/
Wuech6715/
Waihs6715/
Wächs6715/
Waicz6714/
Wahss6713/
Washt6712/
Waice6711/
Woych6711/
Wajcz6711/
Wahaz6710/
Wajcs678/
Vasch678/
Waash678/
Wahts678/
Weace675/
Wahys675/
Vauch674/
Huach674/
Wuace674/
Bachx674/
Waikh674/
Waics673/
Watcs673/
Waitc672/
Wachchhe672/
Wassh672/
Woich672/
Bachz672/
Wahst672/
Vachs672/
Bajch672/
Wajhd672/
Hbach671/
Wahzs671/
Waysh671/
Washs671/
Wattc671/
Wauzh671/
Weych671/
Whech671/
Wahtc671/
Wooch671/
Wocht671/
Wheac671/
Wahce671/
Vachh671/
Wechh671/
Waykh671/
Waixh671/
Whash671/
Waece671/
Whaci671/
Washj671/
Wahhd671/
Wahhp671/
Wahht671/
Waazh671/
Whoch670/
Weash670/
Wozch670/

Wach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wach in the Oriya language
ୱାଚwaca-

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