Wechsler Surname

78,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wechsler Surname Definition:

“Money Changer” in German.

Wechsler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1351:115,61712,484
Germany1,4801:54,3967,064
Switzerland9121:9,0051,469
Austria1641:51,9238,178
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Canada871:423,51337,101
France801:830,28498,964
England451:1,238,17956,985
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Chile301:587,21614,299
Australia271:999,84158,390
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Wechsler (13) may also be a first name.

Wechsler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Money Changer” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who was a banker or money changer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wechsler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wechsler is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechsler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,464th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,170,878 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wechsler live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,135 people, or 1 in 115,617. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 24 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Switzerland, where 15 percent are found.

Wechsler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wechsler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wechsler surname increased 4,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wechsler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wechsler surname are 38.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Wechsler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.07% less than the national average, earning 287,002 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.26% more than the national average, earning $58,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.12% more than the national average, earning $86,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weichsler94267/
Wechler93141/
Wecsler9312/
Weichler88532/
Wachsler88193/
Wecksler88115/
Wetchler8843/
Vechsler884/
Wethsler881/
Wichsler880/
Wecshler880/
Wecler868/
Wechslerová846/
Wetschler8210/
Bechler803,009/
Weksler80391/
Wichler8057/
Vecsler8016/
Wexsler8010/
Vechler803/
Becsler801/
Whecler801/
Wetsler800/
Weicler800/
Beachler751,406/
Beechler75856/
Beichler75761/
Whetsler7521/
Waichler7519/
Betchler7510/
Weitsler752/
Whitsler751/
Bichsler751/
Beychler751/
Weixsler751/
Wesksler751/
Weiksler751/
Weeksler751/
Whichler750/
Wichleir750/
Becksler750/
Wegshler750/
Witchler750/
Wexler7110,409/
Betschler7131/
Wezler7130/
Wicler714/
Beitchler711/
Vecler711/
Whitchler710/
Bichler679,593/
Wetzler673,276/
Weixler671,963/
Bächler671,864/
Veksler671,488/
Vetsler6736/
Waksler6728/
Vecslir6715/
Wiksler6714/
Vexsler6714/
Bychler678/
Witsler677/
Wuezler674/
Beksler674/
Huecler673/
Vichler672/
Wexlear671/
Weazler671/
Bicsler671/
Wexleer671/
Wexlerr671/
Wiezler671/
Betsler670/
Veacler670/
Weizler670/
Wiexler670/

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