Wahnschaffe Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wahnschaffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahnschaffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2861:281,48829,497
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wahnschaffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahnschaffe is found most in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wahnschaffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahnschaffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 778,856th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Wahnschaffe are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wahnschaffe is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 281,488. In Germany Wahnschaffe is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found and Berlin, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Wahnschaffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wahnschaffe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahnschaffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahnschaffe surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wahnschaffe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $41,102 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
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