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 surname Wech (Oriya: େୱଚ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wech click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wech? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 375,572nd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Wech live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wech is also the 1,336,256th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 55 people.

The surname Wech is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 1,342,440. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Wech is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent reside and New Zealand, where 19 percent reside.

Wech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wech has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wech surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wech Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wech surname are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.26% being registered to vote for 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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