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

Wacker occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Wäcker or Wackér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Wacker is the 23,686^th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 318,581 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wacker live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397^th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 14,993 people, or 1 in 5,370. In Germany Wacker is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Wacker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wacker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wacker last name increased 874 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wacker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wacker last name are 22.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wacker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 472.97% more than the national average, earning R 1,361,590 per year; in United States they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $47,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.