Waechter Surname

96,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Waechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7891:202,60419,904
France1,1161:59,5198,005
Brazil6741:317,61812,241
Germany5741:140,25316,997
Canada4371:84,3159,378
Switzerland1221:67,3198,149
Australia671:402,92132,505
Austria441:193,53324,446
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
England131:4,286,005132,302
Israel101:855,76354,181
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Waechter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waechter has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waechter.

How Common Is The Last Name Waechter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waechter is the 96,476th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,478,504 people. Waechter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Waechter reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,789 people, or 1 in 202,604. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Waechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waechter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waechter last name increased 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waechter are 22.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waechter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $52,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waetchter942/
Waaechter941/
Wachter9322,260/
Wechter931,201/
Waecter932/
Woechter881/
Weuchter880/
Wachtter880/
Wächter8011,045/
Vachter80474/
Vechter80172/
Wochter806/
Boechter751/
Wächterová6723/
Vochter670/

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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
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  • 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 Waechter
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