Wedertz Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wedertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wedertz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedertz is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wedertz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedertz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Wedertz is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wedertz reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wedertz is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 2,432,610. In The United States Wedertz is primarily concentrated in: California, where 36 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Wedertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wedertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedertz last name expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedertz surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Wedertz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.67% more than the national average, earning $52,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weddertz931/
Wederz9217/
Wedert926/
Weydert861,516/
Weidert86972/
Wiedert862/
Wadertz861/
Wederts860/
Weijdert805/
Wheydert801/
Bedert77191/
Widert777/
Wedret776/
Viedert7120/
Wydierz711/
Wideurt710/
Waidert710/
Wodarz621,034/
Bédert6223/
Vidert625/
Wadarz622/
Bederd622/
Viderz621/
Bidert620/
Vederci571/
Vedrets571/
Bedeard571/
Bedderd570/

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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 Wedertz
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