Wechter Surname

313,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname

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

Wechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9621:376,77633,323
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
France391:1,703,147154,208
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Wechter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wechter is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wechter is the 313,034th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,067,898 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wechter reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wechter is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 962 people, or 1 in 376,776. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Wechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wechter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wechter last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Wechter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waechter934,929/
Weachter93189/
Weschter9315/
Wechster935/
Woechter931/
Wiechter931/
Wetchter930/
Weuchter930/
Weichter930/
Wecter923/
Weacheter881/
Wachter8622,260/
Wächter8611,045/
Bechter861,568/
Wichter86380/
Vechter86172/
Wochter866/
Wehster862/
Weicter860/
Weshter860/
Wechterová8272/
Beichter80114/
Viechter8041/
Vecthter801/
Bechtter801/
Wichther801/
Wehester801/
Betchter800/
Bechtear800/
Wischter800/
Bechtehr800/
Wachtter800/
Wester7717,658/
Wexter7713/
Vecter774/
Uecter771/
Wejter771/
Wicter770/
Vachter71474/
Weister71413/
Vekhter71216/
Wiester71176/
Weuster71174/
Wuester71142/
Westher71122/
Westert71118/
Wedster7182/
Wejster7152/
Weixter7140/
Weszter7135/
Vechterová7127/
Wächterová7123/
Westerh7123/
Veshter7118/
Weaster7113/
Beshter7111/
Whister719/
Vichter718/
Westter718/
Wesster716/
Bichter713/
Vechterova713/
Weester712/
Vecther711/
Wwester711/
Wicther711/
Wesdter711/
Westeir711/
Westere711/
Wishter711/
Vochter710/
Westerr710/
Westear710/
Wetster710/
Wuesther672/
Veishter671/
Weistert671/
Bichtter671/
Whitster670/
Bischter670/
Whistter670/

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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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  • 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 Wechter
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