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

The last name Wachter is found most in Germany. It may also be found as: Wächter or Wáchter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Wachter is the 24,297^th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 327,383 people. The last name Wachter occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wachter reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wachter is also the 1,951,561^st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 9,455 people, or 1 in 8,515. In Germany Wachter is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 41 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Wachter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wachter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wachter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wachter last name are 17.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.03% registered with the party.

The amount Wachter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.86% more than the national average, earning 542,857 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 20.25% more than the national average, earning $27,300,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $46,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,546 CAD per year.