Wehmeyer Surname

74,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehmeyer Surname Definition:

“Tenant Farmer of Church” in Old German.

Wehmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0421:26,4653,491
United States2,7271:132,91513,977
South Africa6591:82,21210,155
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Denmark171:332,04223,714
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Austria91:946,15970,786
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:195,40317,095

Wehmeyer (12) may also be a first name.

Wehmeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Tenant Farmer of Church” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wehmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehmeyer is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wehmeyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehmeyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,454th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,103,839 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Wehmeyer live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3,042 people, or 1 in 26,465. In Germany Wehmeyer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Wehmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wehmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehmeyer surname increased 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wehmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehmeyer last name are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wehmeyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.14% more than the national average, earning R 380,556 per year; in United States they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $45,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.17% more than the national average, earning $68,648 CAD per year.

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