177.37 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Wachs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wachs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Wächs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wachs is the 107,409^th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,677,226 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Wachs live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,022 people, or 1 in 179,258. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Wachs is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Wachs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wachs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wachs last name expanded 1,872 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wachs Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wachs last name are 40.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Wachs earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15% less than the national average, earning 294,155 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.63% more than the national average, earning $51,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $46,460 CAD per year.