Wasserstein Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wasserstein Surname User-submission:

A surname of German derivation. It means 'water stone'. Ancestors of those who bare this name were millers.

Wasserstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Israel1861:46,0096,150
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France111:6,038,429280,838
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wasserstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of German derivation. It means 'water stone'. Ancestors of those who bare this name were millers.

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Wasserstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasserstein is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasserstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wasserstein is the 603,653rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Wasserstein are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wasserstein is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 1,497,764. In The United States Wasserstein is most common in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Wasserstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wasserstein last name are 22.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wasserstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.35% more than the national average, earning $65,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,112 CAD per year.

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