Wackenhut Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Wackenhut Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 293 | 1:274,763 | 29,003 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Wackenhut Demographics
Average Wackenhut Salary in
United States
$50,579 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wackenhut Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wackenhut Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wackenhut occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wackenhut.
How Common Is The Last Name Wackenhut? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 678,631st most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name Wackenhut is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wackenhut reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 274,763. In Germany Wackenhut is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 66 percent live, Hesse, where 8 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Wackenhut occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Wackenhut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wackenhut has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wackenhut surname rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wackenhut Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wackenhut last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Wackenhut earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $50,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $52,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wackenhuth | 95 | 72 | / |
| Wackenhult | 95 | 0 | / |
| Wakenhut | 94 | 87 | / |
| Wachenhut | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vackenhut | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wakenhuth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wachenhuth | 84 | 2 | / |
| Wackenhoth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wakengut | 82 | 14 | / |
| Vakenhut | 82 | 8 | / |
| Wokenhut | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wakenu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wakeinu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakengut | 71 | 153 | / |
| Wakanaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokenu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wakinu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wacinu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakenou | 63 | 736 | / |
| Vaceanu | 63 | 93 | / |
| Wakinau | 63 | 8 | / |
| Wachinu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wackinhood | 63 | 0 | / |
| Waukenhood | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wachinou | 59 | 739 | / |
| Wakhingu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wochenou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bokenu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vakinau | 50 | 9 | / |
| Bakinou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Wokinui | 50 | 5 | / |
| Uakinot | 50 | 4 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wackenhut
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