Waldhausen Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Waldhausen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldhausen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2891:278,56629,283
South Africa701:773,96753,253
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Waldhausen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waldhausen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waldhausen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldhausen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waldhausen is the 717,442nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Waldhausen are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Waldhausen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 278,566. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Waldhausen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waldhausen last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Waldhausen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.25% less than the national average, earning R 187,140 per year and in United States they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $37,898 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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