Wagenschein Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wagenschein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagenschein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States361:10,068,304413,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wagenschein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagenschein occurs most in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagenschein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Wagenschein are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Wagenschein is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 45 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 49 percent are found.

Wagenschein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wagenschein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wagenschein surname expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wagenschein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wagenschein last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wagenschein earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $38,355 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagenshein953/
Wagencan741/
Baygenzhin6788/
Baigenzhin671/
Baigenzhen671/
Wasinsan5393/
Weigensam5018/
Wachinsan5014/
Vagengeym507/
Vogensang501/

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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 Wagenschein
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