Wedepohl Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wedepohl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedepohl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wedepohl Last Name Facts

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

Wedepohl is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedepohl? popularity and diffusion

Wedepohl is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Wedepohl live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 31 percent are found, Arizona, where 20 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States Wedepohl occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Wedepohl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wedepohl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedepohl surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedepohl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedepohl surname are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% registered with the party.

The amount Wedepohl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.05% less than the national average, earning R 130,584 per year; in United States they earn 21.05% more than the national average, earning $52,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.67% more than the national average, earning $65,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weddepohl9499/
Wedephohl940/
Wiedepohl940/
Wadepohl8843/
Wedephol882/
Wedipohl880/
Huedepohl82233/
Widepol801/
Huedephol711/
Vedepatil5920/
Vedapal5322/
Vidopol531/
Vadepal531/

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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 Wedepohl
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