Wartenberg Surname

159,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wartenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wartenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0701:38,8925,148
United States3761:963,98771,704
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Poland411:927,04369,048
France301:2,214,091176,965
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Israel211:407,50632,346
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England131:4,286,005132,302
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Wartenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wartenberg is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wartenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 159,173rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,657,748 people. The surname Wartenberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Wartenberg reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wartenberg is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,070 people, or 1 in 38,892. In Germany Wartenberg is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 21 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Wartenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wartenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wartenberg last name rose 1,213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wartenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wartenberg surname are 0.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wartenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,622 CAD 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
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