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

Wagener occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as: Wägener. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Wagener is the 25,309^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 341,962 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wagener are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828^th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 43 people.

The last name Wagener is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 14,152 people, or 1 in 5,689. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Hesse, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Wagener Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wagener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wagener last name increased 252 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wagener Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wagener surname are 9.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wagener earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.11% less than the national average, earning 266,118 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.12% more than the national average, earning R 321,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $22,434,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $51,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $64,362 CAD per year.