Wasmus Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wasmus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasmus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1821:442,33839,473
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wasmus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasmus occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasmus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 767,694th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname Wasmus is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wasmus live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 442,338. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 64 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 25 percent live.

Wasmus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wasmus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wasmus last name rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wasmus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wasmus surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wasmus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning $51,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassmus9216/
Wahsmus928/
Wasmuss922/
Wasmuus920/
Wassmuss861/
Waßmus8379/
Wasmuß8322/
Basmus833/
Vasmus832/
Waßmuss772/
Vasmuss771/
Vasmuse771/
Bashmous716/
Vosmus6749/
Waßmuß675/
Vesmus672/
Vasmos670/
Vasmoos6225/
Voshmus621/

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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 Wasmus
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