Wasmuth Surname

168,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Wasmuth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasmuth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0771:74,7509,461
United States4911:738,20657,824
Paraguay2171:33,3491,107
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Canada1261:292,42527,191
England1261:442,20729,452
Norway1171:43,9516,296
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

The alternate forms: Wasmüth (13) are calculated separately.

Wasmuth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasmuth occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Wasmüth. Click here for further possible spellings of Wasmuth.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasmuth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,194th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,835,621 people. The last name Wasmuth is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wasmuth reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wasmuth is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,077 people, or 1 in 74,750. In Germany Wasmuth is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Paraguay, where 8 percent live.

Wasmuth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wasmuth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wasmuth last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 630 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wasmuth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wasmuth surname are 17.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wasmuth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning 308,376 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.2% more than the national average, earning R 416,340 per year; in United States they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $49,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $43,913 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wasmuth
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