Wech Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Germany2431:331,29832,825
New Zealand1771:25,5844,487
Austria711:119,93616,774
South Sudan361:317,085679
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
France301:2,214,091176,965
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Wech (55) may also be a first name.

Wech Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wech (Oriya: େୱଚ) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wech? popularity and diffusion

Wech is the 375,572nd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Wech are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wech is also the 1,336,256th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 55 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 1,342,440. In The United States Wech is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 19 percent are found.

Wech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wech has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wech Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wech last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

Wech earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiech893,026/
Weich892,942/
Wesch891,941/
Weech891,184/
Weche891,125/
Wecht89439/
Wetch89359/
Wechs89173/
Waech89113/
Wuech8915/
Weach897/
Wechd891/
Weych891/
Whech891/
Wechh891/
Wechx891/
Wedch891/
Wec8666/
Wesche803,936/
Wetsch80802/
Weiche80428/
Wiesch80230/
Weetch80180/
Weisch8077/
Wetche8076/
Weichs8048/
Wejcht8013/
Wescht8012/
Weitch809/
Weeche806/
Weesch805/
Weache804/
Wuesch804/
Hweich801/
Weacht801/
Weatch801/
Weyche801/
Wheech801/
Weasch801/
Westch801/
Wedsch801/
Weechs801/
Weschs800/
Wach7519,030/
Bech7511,045/
Wich754,084/
Woch753,677/
Wesh75523/
Wych75494/
Wece75368/
Vech75289/
Wehs7550/
Wäch7517/
Wejc7510/
Wesc758/
Uech757/
Wiec755/
Weic755/
Wekh754/
Wehz753/
Wecz753/
Weac751/
Wezh751/
Weische73209/
Weitsch73124/
Wechová7320/
Wietsch737/
Weidche732/
Woueche732/
D'Weich731/
Wuesche731/
Wuescht731/
Beach6752,662/
Beech6719,546/
Wyche676,559/
Veach676,535/
Weihs673,049/
Wiche671,445/
Wisch671,429/
Beich67709/
Wäsch67661/
Veech67472/
Betch67462/
Vetch67297/
Vecht67275/
Wehse67242/
Veche67235/
Beych67197/
Waich67150/
Weece67119/
Weistche67111/
Wytch6797/
Veich6780/
Weish6780/
Waach6756/
Wuich6755/
Wekhe6739/
Witch6737/
Wioch6737/
Vesch6736/
Vwich6732/
Whych6728/
Weshe6726/
Wichs6725/
Weths6720/
Weesh6719/
Weice6715/
Wächs6715/
Weitzsch6713/
Woych6711/
Which6710/
Wessh6710/
Wejhe6710/
Bejch6710/
Weijh678/
Wiehs678/
Beïch678/
Wesci677/
Weichová676/
Wajch676/
Viech675/
Weace675/
Wiecz675/
Veuch674/
Weitsche673/
Weicz673/
Wycht672/
Weisc672/
Waych672/
Woich672/
Wetsh672/
Weehs671/
Vehch671/
Uetch671/
Wheac671/
Wyseh671/
Ueche671/
Bedch671/
Wèche671/
Bezch671/
Wahch671/
Waece671/
Vwuec671/
Weejh671/
Wecss671/
Wehhh671/
Weyhj671/
Bechz671/
Whach670/
Wehrz670/
Wuesh670/
Whoch670/
Whesh670/
Weash670/
Wysch670/
Weikh670/

Wech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wech in the Oriya language
େୱଚewaca-

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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 Wech
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