Wand Surname
Approximately 5,182 people bear this surname
Wand Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname from the Mole [Old English wand]
Wand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,707 | 1:47,162 | 6,178 |
| United States | 1,382 | 1:262,271 | 24,748 |
| Iran | 700 | 1:109,689 | 10,514 |
| England | 523 | 1:106,535 | 11,132 |
| Canada | 274 | 1:134,473 | 13,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 156 | 1:52,267 | 6,566 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 493 | 1:49,443 | 6,050 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 317 | 1:158,419 | 14,515 |
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]
From German wand, a wall.
Wand Demographics
Average Wand Salary in
United States
$55,255 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandt | 89 | 1,235 | / |
| Waind | 89 | 254 | / |
| Weand | 89 | 233 | / |
| Hwand | 89 | 42 | / |
| Waund | 89 | 17 | / |
| Waynd | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wannd | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wantd | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wuand | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wahnd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whand | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wandh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wahand | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wandås | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wandsø | 80 | 6 | / |
| Whaind | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wauntd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waindt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wandsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wgandt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuandt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waunds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheand | 80 | 0 | / |
| Band | 75 | 18,181 | / |
| Want | 75 | 2,956 | / |
| Vand | 75 | 739 | / |
| Wond | 75 | 292 | / |
| Wamd | 75 | 77 | / |
| Uand | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wassend | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wandová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wandowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasindh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bandh | 67 | 1,692 | / |
| Wante | 67 | 1,621 | / |
| Bandt | 67 | 1,343 | / |
| Weant | 67 | 656 | / |
| Vandh | 67 | 512 | / |
| Waunt | 67 | 458 | / |
| Baand | 67 | 133 | / |
| Whant | 67 | 111 | / |
| Waint | 67 | 87 | / |
| Baind | 67 | 81 | / |
| Wanth | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vandt | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vaind | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vhand | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wangy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Weind | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vands | 67 | 28 | / |
| Beand | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wound | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wantt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Huand | 67 | 18 | / |
| Baund | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woond | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bandd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wondh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wondd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wannehed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wondp | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bannd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wonds | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahnd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwant | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veand | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vannd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wamds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wancz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wondt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weynd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaund | 67 | 0 | / |
Wand Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wand in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻧﺪ | wnd | - |
| Wand in the Arabic language | ||
| واند | wand | - |
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