Wand Surname

92,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Wand Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the Mole [Old English wand]

Wand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7071:47,1626,178
United States1,3821:262,27124,748
Iran7001:109,68910,514
England5231:106,53511,132
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Papua New Guinea1561:52,2676,566
Australia891:303,32226,493
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Israel271:316,94927,106
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Norway111:467,48139,375
Austria111:774,13064,097
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
India111:69,733,217610,955
China91:151,924,6187,954
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4931:49,4436,050
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:158,41914,515

Wand (498) may also be a first name.

Wand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname from the Mole [Old English wand]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From German wand, a wall.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wand (Arabic: واند, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻧﺪ) is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wand.

How Common Is The Last Name Wand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 92,234th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,406,319 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Wand reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 380,144th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 498 people.

Wand is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,707 people, or 1 in 47,162. In Germany it is most common in: Thuringia, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.

Wand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wand surname grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wand Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wand are 10.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wand earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.03% less than the national average, earning R 171,036 per year; in United States they earn 28.06% more than the national average, earning $55,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandt891,235/
Waind89254/
Weand89233/
Hwand8942/
Waund8917/
Waynd897/
Wannd894/
Wantd893/
Wuand892/
Wahnd892/
Whand891/
Wandh891/
Wahand8031/
Wandås8025/
Wandsø806/
Whaind805/
Wauntd801/
Waindt801/
Wandsz801/
Wgandt801/
Wuandt801/
Waunds801/
Wheand800/
Band7518,181/
Want752,956/
Vand75739/
Wond75292/
Wamd7577/
Uand753/
Wassend739/
Wandová732/
Wandowa731/
Wasindh731/
Bandh671,692/
Wante671,621/
Bandt671,343/
Weant67656/
Vandh67512/
Waunt67458/
Baand67133/
Whant67111/
Waint6787/
Baind6781/
Wanth6760/
Vandt6758/
Vaind6749/
Vhand6733/
Wangy6733/
Weind6732/
Vands6728/
Beand6725/
Wound6724/
Wantt6720/
Huand6718/
Baund6714/
Woond678/
Bandd678/
Wondh678/
Wondd677/
Wannehed676/
Wondp676/
Bannd674/
Wonds674/
Bahnd673/
Hwant673/
Veand673/
Vannd672/
Wamds671/
Wojnd671/
Vantd671/
Wancz671/
Wondt670/
Weynd670/
Vaund670/

Wand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wand in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻧﺪwnd-
Wand in the Arabic language
واندwand-

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