Wachsmann Surname

114,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Wachsmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachsmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1751:37,0144,904
Israel9961:8,5921,344
United States4011:903,88868,085
Brazil1081:1,982,17063,074
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Austria481:177,40522,887
England321:1,741,18971,393
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Belgium201:574,83253,219
France151:4,428,181244,602
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wachsmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wachsmann is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachsmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,354th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,802,510 people. The last name Wachsmann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wachsmann live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,175 people, or 1 in 37,014. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Besides Germany Wachsmann exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Wachsmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wachsmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wachsmann last name grew 3,645 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wachsmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wachsmann surname are 20.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.47% registered with the party.

The amount Wachsmann earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.87% more than the national average, earning $61,046 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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