Wecht Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Wecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Germany1821:442,33839,473
Austria491:173,78422,520
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Wecht Last Name Facts

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

Wecht is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wecht? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 678,631st most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wecht are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States Wecht is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 26 percent are found, Indiana, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Wecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wecht surname expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wecht last name are 11.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.7% registered to vote for the party.

Wecht earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.35% more than the national average, earning $54,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weicht911,131/
Woecht9114/
Wejcht9113/
Wescht9112/
Weacht911/
Wiecht911/
Wech89953/
Weht89443/
Wect891/
Weichet835/
Wuescht831/
Becht806,099/
Wicht804,027/
Wiech803,026/
Weich802,942/
Wesch801,941/
Weech801,184/
Wacht801,127/
Weche801,125/
Vecht80275/
Wuech8015/
Weach807/
Wycht802/
Wechd801/
Weych801/
Whech801/
Wehte801/
Wocht801/
Weiht801/
Wechh801/
Wehtt801/
Wechx801/
Wedch801/
Weact800/
Weischet7754/
Weichett773/
Weh753,369/
Wet751,299/
Wesche733,936/
Wetsch73802/
Veicht73500/
Weiche73428/
Beicht73395/
Wiesch73230/
Wajcht73215/
Weetch73180/
Wischt7396/
Weisch7377/
Beacht7360/
Beecht7356/
Weichs7348/
Bescht7329/
Vechte7317/
Weeche736/
Ouecht736/
Weesch735/
Weache734/
Waicht734/
Wuesch734/
Whicht734/
Woicht732/
Hweich731/
Weatch731/
Weyche731/
Wheech731/
Viecht731/
Weasch731/
Westch731/
Weechs731/
Bechtt730/
Bedcht730/
Weschs730/
Weschtová717/
Weichtová713/
West67409,029/
Bech6711,045/
Wete675,922/
Wich674,084/
Weyh672,278/
Weih671,625/
Weth671,618/
Weit671,052/
Whit671,022/
Wett67561/
Wheh67558/
Wieh67545/
Wesh67523/
Wych67494/
Wece67368/
Wiet67306/
Vech67289/
Weische67209/
Weet67164/
Wgeh67153/
Weitsch67124/
Wuichet6772/
Wehs6750/
Weat6746/
Wjht6746/
Wejt6738/
Whet6733/
Whyt6720/
Wechová6720/
Hweh6717/
Wäch6717/
Vwet6714/
Wedh6711/
Weut6711/
Weuh679/
Wext678/
Wuet677/
Uech677/
Veht677/
Waichet675/
Wekh674/
Wedt674/
Wiht673/
Wecz673/
Hwet673/
Vect672/
Weidche672/
Weyt672/
Woueche672/
Whjt672/
Wyht671/
D'Weich671/
Wecd671/
Weishet671/
Wict671/
Wuesche671/
Uect671/
Wweh671/
Waychet670/
Wuychet670/

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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
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  • 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 Wecht
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