Wassenaar Surname

104,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wassenaar Surname Definition:

Place name in South Holland.

Wassenaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,0301:5,573595
United States6941:522,27543,598
South Africa3581:151,33417,161
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Australia451:599,90442,958
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
England201:2,785,90397,972
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
France61:11,070,454349,096
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wassenaar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in South Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassesnaar952/
Wassenar9474/
Wasenaar9416/
Wessenaar8963/
Wassanaar893/
Wassenarr891/
Wasenar888/
Wesenaar82140/
Vossenaar78170/
Weesenaar7823/
Wasenor752/
Basenar751/
Wassignare740/
Bassinar712/
Wossenor712/
Vassanar711/
Weissinar679/
Veesenaar672/
Boussenar671/
Basinahar671/
Washingar671/

Wassenaar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wassenaar in the Arabic language
اسنارasnar-
اسنرasnr-

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