Weckhorst Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Weckhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weckhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Norway401:128,55716,659
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Weckhorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weckhorst is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weckhorst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Weckhorst reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Weckhorst is most frequent in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, Washington, where 26 percent live and Nevada, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States Weckhorst exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 48 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Weckhorst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Weckhorst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.17% less than the national average, earning 314,346 kr per year and in United States they earn 52.77% more than the national average, earning $65,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieckhorst95727/
Weickhorst957/
Wiekhorst89261/
Wickhorst89154/
Weckhurst8915/
Weekhorst892/
Whickhorst841/
Bekhorst829/
Beckhurst78175/
Wickherst7834/
Böckhorst781/
Vykhorst714/
Wickerst711/
Beakhurst6746/
Vickors6343/
Becours636/
Vykorst635/
Becarst632/
Wickars630/
Wikars537/
Vicors533/
Vickars5072/
Viccors507/
Behkars501/
Bickars501/

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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 Weckhorst
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