Wehe Surname

262,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7731:104,14712,894
United States5131:706,54855,809
Ivory Coast551:419,47714,125
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
France191:3,495,933219,029
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Wehe (61) may also be a first name.

Wehe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehe is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehe? popularity and diffusion

Wehe is the 262,895th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,887,690 people. The surname Wehe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wehe reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 61 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 104,147. In Germany Wehe is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Germany Wehe exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.

Wehe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehe surname increased 446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wehe are 23.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Wehe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,808 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiehe892,824/
Woehe8938/
Wejhe8910/
Wehea897/
Whehe893/
Wehey891/
Wuehe891/
Wyehe890/
Wehei890/
Wejher80212/
Weeher8031/
Wehaye8012/
Wehyie803/
Weahie802/
Wiehie801/
Wehiee801/
Weehed801/
Weheat801/
Weaher800/
Weihie800/
Wahe75715/
Waee75581/
Wehi75490/
Vehe75456/
Wohe75157/
Wgeh75153/
Wöhe75152/
Weeh7568/
Wihe7538/
Wiee7535/
Wyhe7528/
Weei7516/
Weae7515/
Weey7513/
Wyee7512/
Wyeh759/
Weuh759/
We'e756/
Weej756/
Wehy754/
Weee752/
Wähe752/
Weue751/
Wheu751/
Wjee751/
Wuee751/
Weijhed737/
Ouehe67679/
Whyee67587/
Wiehr67221/
Viehe67205/
Wijhe6776/
Weiye6770/
Wyher6737/
Weeis6723/
Weije6721/
Behea6717/
Vejhe6717/
Wehio6713/
Wajhe6711/
Wehaj6710/
Wiehs678/
Whiee676/
Wejie676/
Wyhet675/
Wehoa674/
Wejje674/
Wgeih674/
Woehi673/
Weaih673/
Wehaa673/
Beïhe673/
Wjheh673/
Wyhee672/
Weahy672/
Wheay672/
Whihe672/
Waeeh672/
Weaei672/
Behej671/
Wyech671/
Wiehi671/
Wierh671/
Wehay671/
Wejha671/
Wohea671/
Weaeh671/
Wyaee671/
Wohey671/
Weaie671/
Weeyo671/
Veahe671/
Weyie671/
Vehie671/
Waheh671/
Waheu671/
Wiéhe671/
Woheu671/
Hweei671/
Wehis671/
Weeee671/
Whyeh671/
Wiaee671/
Weeai671/
Weejh671/
Wgehj671/
Woehj671/
Wjeer671/
Wjees671/
Hweee671/
Weaje670/
Vehey670/
Ueher670/
Wyeht670/
Wyohe670/
Whieh670/
Uiehe670/

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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 Wehe
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