Wehmeier Surname

125,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7651:29,1163,830
United States7491:483,92440,927
Australia671:402,92132,505
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
England31:18,572,686338,250
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Wehmeier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehmeier is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehmeier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,377th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,007,036 people. Wehmeier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Wehmeier are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,765 people, or 1 in 29,116. In Germany Wehmeier is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany Wehmeier is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Wehmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehmeier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehmeier last name expanded 1,291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehmeier surname are 30.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wehmeier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.9% less than the national average, earning R 166,596 per year; in United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning $66,656 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wehmeier
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