Wassenberg Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5751:29,3694,846
Germany4781:168,42119,868
United States4471:810,87062,361
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia281:964,13257,058
Belgium221:522,57550,051
France171:3,907,219231,005
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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.

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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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