Wechselberg Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wechselberg Surname User-submission:

The Wechselberg surname is derived from the German words Wechsel, meaning 'debt', 'obligation', 'exchange', and Berg, meaning 'mountain'.

Wechselberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wechselberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wechselberg surname is derived from the German words Wechsel, meaning 'debt', 'obligation', 'exchange', and Berg, meaning 'mountain'.

- haffman97

Wechselberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wechselberg occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechselberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wechselberg is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Wechselberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wechselberg reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 67 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Wechselberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wechselberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wechselberg last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wichselberg910/
Weichselburg870/
Wekselberg865/
Vecselberg863/
Wexelberg8069/
Vekselberg76110/
Wetzelberg7616/
Waxelberg7036/
Wizelberg702/
Wexelburg701/
Vizelberg6011/

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