Wassmer Surname

150,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wassmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8841:9,2911,514
Germany7841:102,68612,725
United States7171:505,52242,461
France2751:241,53737,410
Nicaragua811:74,3341,674
Canada401:921,14070,350
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
England201:2,785,90397,972
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Wassmér (2) are calculated separately.

Wassmer Last Name Facts

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

Wassmer has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can appear as a variant: Wassmér. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassmer? popularity and diffusion

Wassmer is the 150,208th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,480,444 people. The surname Wassmer is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wassmer are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Switzerland, where it is carried by 884 people, or 1 in 9,291. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 33 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 8 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Wassmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wassmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wassmer surname expanded 1,304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wassmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wassmer last name are 37.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Wassmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.19% more than the national average, earning $60,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassmér952/
Wassmmer931/
Wassmier930/
Wasmer922,240/
Vassmer86149/
Waszmer8658/
Weasmer8612/
Wasmeer867/
Wössmer862/
Washmer861/
Wessmer861/
Waismer861/
Wossmer861/
Woessmer8015/
Washmeer803/
Weasmier800/
Waßmer77979/
Basmer77220/
Vasmer7799/
Wasmir7721/
Wesmer7714/
Wosmer771/
Weissmger751/
Weismer71122/
Vossmer7183/
Wachmer7169/
Wasmayr7143/
Bausmer7131/
Vassmyr7116/
Vasmeer7114/
Wasmire7114/
Bassmir7111/
Basmeir717/
Weesmer712/
Waismyr711/
Bashmer711/
Vahsmer711/
Wuosmer711/
Washmir711/
Vasmier710/
Bossmer710/
Vessmer710/
Beasmer710/
Vasmeire672/
Bashmerh671/
Wasmaire671/
Bausmeir670/
Weshmier670/
Weismier670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wassmer
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