Wassenberg Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
Wassenberg Surname User-submission:
Wassenberg is a German/Dutch surname, denoting someone who came from Wassenberg ('water mountain'), most likely referring to the one in North-Rhine Westphalia, right on the border with the Netherlands.
Wassenberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 575 | 1:29,369 | 4,846 |
| Germany | 478 | 1:168,421 | 19,868 |
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Wassenberg Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Wassenberg is a German/Dutch surname, denoting someone who came from Wassenberg ('water mountain'), most likely referring to the one in North-Rhine Westphalia, right on the border with the Netherlands.
- deleted-173293Wassenberg Demographics
Average Wassenberg Salary in
United States
$47,881 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wassenberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wassenberg is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassenberg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wassenberg is the 244,303rd most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Wassenberg are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Wassenberg is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,369. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 34 percent live, Limburg, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 19 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 27 percent live.
Wassenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wassenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,032 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wassenberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wassenberg are 39.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.61% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wassenberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning 310,802 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $50,992 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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