Waldmeyer Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Waldmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waldmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
England181:3,095,448105,421
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
France81:8,302,840321,660
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Waldmeyer Last Name Facts

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

Waldmeyer is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waldmeyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldmeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Waldmeyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Waldmeyer reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Waldmeyer is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 141,602. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 40 percent live, Canton of Fribourg, where 17 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Waldmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waldmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waldmeyer last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waldmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

Waldmeyer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 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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  • 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 Waldmeyer
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