Wechster Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Wechster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wechster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wechster Last Name Facts

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

Wechster is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechster? popularity and diffusion

Wechster is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wechster live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Wechster is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 60 percent reside and Arizona, where 40 percent reside.

Wechster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wechster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wechster last name rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wechster Last Name Statistics demography

Wechster earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wechter931,201/
Weachter88189/
Wetchter880/
Weichter880/
Wecter863/
Bechter801,568/
Wichter80380/
Vechter80172/
Wedster8082/
Wejster8052/
Wegster803/
Weicter800/
Wetster800/
Waychester782/
Beichter75114/
Wickster7517/
Bechtter751/
Wegsteir751/
Wichther751/
Vecthter751/
Whitster750/
Betchter750/
Bechtear750/
Bechtehr750/
Wexter7113/
Vecter714/
Uecter711/
Wicter710/
Wagster671,023/
Bejster67285/
Weixter6740/
Bedster6723/
Vichter678/
Bexster677/
Bichter673/
Vecther671/
Vekster671/
Wicther671/
Wikster671/
Wigster671/
Begster671/
Wokster671/
Vetster671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wechster
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