Wannenburg Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wannenburg Surname Definition:

Place name in South Germany.

Wannenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7561:71,6648,930
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Wannenburg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in South Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wannenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wannenburg is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wannenburg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wannenburg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 420,458th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wannenburg reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 756 people, or 1 in 71,664. In South Africa Wannenburg is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa Wannenburg occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Wannenburg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wannenburg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.22% more than the national average, earning R 594,624 per year and in United States they earn 84.82% more than the national average, earning $79,750 USD per year.

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