Wachner Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wachner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3961:203,29723,268
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Austria101:851,54467,454
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wachner (10) may also be a first name.

Wachner Last Name Facts

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

Wachner is found most in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wachner is the 500,196th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The surname Wachner is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wachner live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Wachner is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 203,297. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Berlin, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Wachner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wachner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wachner last name rose 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wachner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wachner surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wachner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.23% more than the national average, earning $61,721 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waschner9347/
Wachsner9342/
Watchner931/
Wachneer930/
Wacner922/
Waischner881/
Bachner862,551/
Wochner861,417/
Wechner86514/
Wahsner86131/
Washner8614/
Vachner866/
Wajcner862/
Beachner80308/
Bauchner80119/
Weichner8068/
Woschner8024/
Wayshner8018/
Wuichner8016/
Wuechner8014/
Baschner802/
Batchner802/
Wasner772,351/
Wazner77412/
Waßner77278/
Waxner7714/
Vacner772/
Wocner771/
Weischner7537/
Beauchner7521/
Woischner7510/
Bauschner751/
Weuschner751/
Bochner71923/
Wassner71697/
Waisner71516/
Wajnert71483/
Weasner71274/
Vakhner71233/
Vajcner71121/
Waszner7189/
Bashner7152/
Wajgner7146/
Woshner7139/
Wajzner7137/
Waasner7130/
Waizner7121/
Bächner7112/
Böchner718/
Wochnerová717/
Vechner713/
Weitschner712/
Wasgner712/
Vashner711/
Wasnner711/
Wasnere711/
Weicner711/
Bahsner711/
Wausner710/
Waysner710/
Beichner67522/
Bouchner67233/
Boschner67201/
Woyshner6798/
Weishner6759/
Vashneyr6717/
Vayshner6714/
Weijhner6711/
Waitzner6711/
Weiczner673/
Wocssner671/
Vouchner671/
Botchner671/
Weihsner671/
Wassneer670/
Voechner670/
Wagenner670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wachner
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