Wanderscheid Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wanderscheid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanderscheid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Luxembourg891:6,523977
France281:2,372,240182,981
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wanderscheid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanderscheid is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanderscheid? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wanderscheid are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States Wanderscheid is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 33 percent live, Oregon, where 14 percent live and Minnesota, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 30 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Wanderscheid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wanderscheid has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wanderscheid surname rose 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanderscheid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wanderscheid are 23.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wanderscheid earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $49,264 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Wanderscheid
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