Wachendorfer Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wachendorfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachendorfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2551:315,70831,833
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Wachendörfer (48) are calculated separately.

Wachendorfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wachendorfer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Wachendörfer. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachendorfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wachendorfer is the 820,032nd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wachendorfer reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wachendorfer is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 315,708. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 91 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.

Wachendorfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wachendorfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wachendorfer surname expanded 755 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wachendorfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wachendorfer surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Wachendorfer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $32,694 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wachendorfer
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