Wanderer Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wanderer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanderer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5051:159,41718,982
Austria2661:32,0135,150
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Hungary261:377,54926,409
England101:5,571,806158,774
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Wanderer (18) may also be a first name.

Wanderer Last Name Facts

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

Wanderer is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanderer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 345,372nd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,875,043 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wanderer are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wanderer is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 159,417. In Germany Wanderer is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 40 percent reside, Thuringia, where 25 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Wanderer Last Name Statistics demography

Wanderer earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 20% more than the national average, earning $59,618 CAD per year.

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Wanderer 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.

Wanderer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wanderer
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