Wassenaar Surname
Approximately 4,465 people bear this surname
Wassenaar Surname Definition:
Place name in South Holland.
Wassenaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3,030 | 1:5,573 | 595 |
| United States | 694 | 1:522,275 | 43,598 |
| South Africa | 358 | 1:151,334 | 17,161 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Wassenaar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Place name in South Holland.
Wassenaar Demographics
Wassenaar Political Affiliation
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Wassenaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassenaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wassenaar (Arabic: اسنار) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassenaar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 104,963rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,632,149 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wassenaar reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Wassenaar is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,030 people, or 1 in 5,573. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 32 percent live, Friesland, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Wassenaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wassenaar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wassenaar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wassenaar surname are 23.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Wassenaar earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning R 297,060 per year; in United States they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $42,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.97% more than the national average, earning $62,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wassesnaar | 95 | 2 | / |
| Wassenar | 94 | 74 | / |
| Wasenaar | 94 | 16 | / |
| Wessenaar | 89 | 63 | / |
| Wassanaar | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wassenarr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wasenar | 88 | 8 | / |
| Wesenaar | 82 | 140 | / |
| Vossenaar | 78 | 170 | / |
| Weesenaar | 78 | 23 | / |
| Wasenor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Basenar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassignare | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bassinar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wossenor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vassanar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weissinar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Veesenaar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boussenar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basinahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washingar | 67 | 1 | / |
Wassenaar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wassenaar in the Arabic language | ||
| اسنار | asnar | - |
| اسنر | asnr | - |
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