Wehn Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Wehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6501:123,85515,132
United States3631:998,50973,813
Norway821:62,7118,910
Liberia671:65,7995,672
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tonga11:107,313791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Wehn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehn is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 314,042nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,093,266 people. Wehn is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wehn live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wehn is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 650 people, or 1 in 123,855. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Hesse, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Wehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehn last name expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehn last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Wehn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning 335,360 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiehn89600/
Wehng892/
Weehn891/
Wen864,840,436/
Whn866/
Wehent800/
Wien754,064/
Wenn752,782/
Woen75677/
Ween75448/
Vehn75145/
Waen75116/
Wuen7557/
Wühn7549/
Weun7536/
Hwen7517/
Wemh759/
Whnd755/
Whne755/
Wwen753/
Vwen752/
Whnh751/
Whng751/
Wyhn751/
Whnk751/
Wihn750/
Hwhn750/
Wn67770/
Weenk67339/
Beehn67239/
Wøien67210/
Wenne67185/
Wentt67120/
Wengg6730/
Wenng6722/
Wuenn6713/
Hween677/
Waenn677/
Wendd673/
Wentd673/
Wemdh672/
Wemnt671/
Wemng671/
Wwihn671/
Wennt671/
Weemh671/
Wennk671/
Wuent670/
Woenn670/

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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 Wehn
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