Wanz Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wanz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1151:74,04711,271
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wanz (39) may also be a first name.

Wanz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanz is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wanz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanz? popularity and diffusion

Wanz is the 1,248,410th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Wanz live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 39 people.

The surname is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 74,047. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Styria, where 97 percent live, Carinthia, where 1 percent live and Lower Austria, where 1 percent live. Excluding Austria this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Wanz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wanz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanz Last Name Statistics demography

Wanz earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning $59,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wantz892,206/
Wanze89164/
Wainz8999/
Wancz891/
Wandz891/
Wansz890/
Waintz801/
Wandsz801/
Wainze801/
Wantrz801/
Banz752,538/
Wans751,381/
Vanz751,013/
Wanc75126/
Wonz7528/
Wamz754/
Wayneze731/
Wanje678,501/
Wands671,372/
Wance67976/
Weinz67622/
Wains67311/
Wants67301/
Wanse67285/
Wansh67166/
Vanze67131/
Wonze67122/
Wayns6791/
Vancz6752/
Weans6743/
Vantz6741/
Wanch6739/
Wontz6726/
Vansz6712/
Wainc678/
Bansz676/
Huanz676/
Wanås674/
Wanns673/
Beanz673/
Bainz673/
Wancs673/
Bandz672/
Wondz672/
Hwans671/
Baynz671/
Weynz671/
Uanze671/
Baanz671/
Bancz671/
Wamns671/
Baunz671/

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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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  • 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 Wanz
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