Wagenfeld Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wagenfeld Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'field of wagons'.

Wagenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4231:190,32022,075
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Israel411:208,72320,048
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wagenfeld Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'field of wagons'.

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Wagenfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagenfeld is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagenfeld? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 552,857th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name Wagenfeld occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wagenfeld are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 190,320. In Germany Wagenfeld is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Wagenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wagenfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wagenfeld surname increased 1,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wagenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wagenfeld are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

Wagenfeld earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $50,427 USD per year.

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