Wahlster Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wahlster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1281:628,94949,754
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941

Wahlster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahlster is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wahlster.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Wahlster is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wahlster live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wahlster is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 628,949. In Germany Wahlster is mostly found in: Saarland, where 69 percent live, Hesse, where 11 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Beside Germany Wahlster occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Wahlster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahlster surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

Wahlster earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,815 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wahlster
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