Wander Surname

103,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7201:210,73220,603
Germany8771:91,79611,515
Netherlands3001:56,2919,664
France2781:238,93137,046
Brazil2591:826,54229,919
Pakistan2131:838,70411,708
Argentina1791:238,79019,438
England1081:515,90832,533
India991:7,748,135165,146
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Canada601:614,09350,489
Poland511:745,27061,215
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Austria201:425,77243,235
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

The alternate forms: Wandér (6) are calculated separately.

Wander (23,801) may also be a first name.

Wander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wander occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Wandér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wander? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,636th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,606,956 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wander are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 33,242nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 23,801 people.

Wander is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,720 people, or 1 in 210,732. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Wander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wander surname expanded 741 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 568 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wander last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wander earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.21% less than the national average, earning R 39,888 per year; in United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandér946/
Wandere92475/
Wandeur9275/
Weander9249/
Wandeer9225/
Wandier924/
Wanderz922/
Wandeir922/
Whander922/
Waunder922/
Waander921/
Wandher921/
Wanhder921/
Hwander921/
Wandear921/
Wainder921/
Wannder920/
Wandheer864/
Wandhere862/
Wågander862/
Wandeire861/
Vander834,984/
Bander833,179/
Wonder831,503/
Wandre83499/
Wandir83370/
Wadejr835/
Wandyr834/
Uander831/
Watendere8055/
Wanderová805/
Wandeheer801/
Wassender800/
Vandier77197/
Vandeur77108/
Wandhre77101/
Beander7770/
Whonder7766/
Vandher7759/
Vainder7755/
Vandeer7752/
Wounder7739/
Vandere7733/
Baynder7720/
Bainder7717/
Weinder7715/
Wandair7713/
Wandhir779/
Vhander776/
Wandire774/
Bandher774/
Bandeer774/
Veander773/
Wonderz773/
Wanduir773/
Baunder772/
Wandoyr772/
Vanderh772/
Vandeir771/
Vanderr771/
Whender771/
Wondere771/
Wandrre771/
Bandeir771/
Baander770/
Wattendere751/
Wandaire7145/
Vahander7110/
Vandhere714/
Vanderhe712/
Vanderre711/
Vanndher711/
vander S711/
Vasinder711/
Vandeare710/
Vanddehr710/
Vandre677,144/
Bonder672,146/
Vonder67936/
Bandir67392/
Bandır67187/
Wondre6732/
Vanderova6725/
Vandir6714/
Vandér6712/
Vanderová6711/
Uandre678/
Vamder673/
Wamdir672/
Vanderhdt671/
Womder671/
Uonder670/

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Wander Reference & Research

Wanderer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wander
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