Wehnau Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wehnau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehnau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wehnau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wehnau has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehnau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wehnau is the 1,691,963rd most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Wehnau occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wehnau live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 30 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live.

Wehnau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehnau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehnau last name expanded 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehnau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehnau surname are 43.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.48% being registered with the political party.

Wehnau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenau9177/
Wehna912/
Weinau8323/
Wenhau831/
Wehnus830/
Wehnut830/
Wena804,494/
Wenu80782/
Weinaus778/
Wehenna773/
Wehneah771/
Weinaud770/
Weahnus770/
Whenu73565/
Weyna73518/
Wenna73392/
Benau73378/
Wenou73256/
Hwena73221/
Wenai73180/
Weina73136/
Wenah73128/
Waena73125/
Winau73105/
Wanau7381/
Weena7361/
Wahna7341/
Wiena7341/
Weana7338/
Hwenu7337/
Wejna7331/
Whena7328/
Vehna7321/
Whana7317/
Whanu7317/
Wonau7313/
Weinu7312/
Wenoa739/
Venau737/
Woena737/
Wenhu737/
Wenea736/
Whyna734/
Weanu734/
Wahnu733/
Wuena733/
Waenu733/
Wohna733/
Vehnu733/
Wyhna732/
Wennu732/
Wegna731/
Weïna731/
Weynu731/
Weuna731/
Weneu731/
Weinausz717/
Whisnaut712/
Wahana671,317/
Winayu67606/
Hwenga67339/
Waenah67265/
Veneau67261/
Wanayu67134/
Wenhui67102/
Weihnacht6781/
Beenau6771/
Whinna6767/
Venaud6758/
Behyna6758/
Venaut6749/
Wenass6743/
Wainau6742/
Weniya6732/
Wenhai6727/
Whannu6726/
Behnai6720/
Whenou6718/
Whanou6715/
Wahanu6715/
Wohnay6712/
Hwenah6711/
Benaju6710/
Woneha679/
Wannau678/
Whonai678/
Wengaa676/
Wonaue676/
Whynah676/
Benayu676/
Vehyna676/
Whanna675/
Wenhou675/
Wetnap674/
Veinau674/
Whanhu674/
Wienaa674/
Wahynu674/
Wenhah673/
Winaut673/
Venayu673/
Weanah673/
Wenhuo673/
Vienau673/
Wenaio673/
Uhanau673/
Wenaja672/
Weneyu672/
Hweina672/
Whenah672/
Whinga672/
Wheanu672/
Hwenou672/
Wenaya672/
Wengou672/
Behneu671/
Wahnna671/
Wynaut671/
Whaana671/
Whenea671/
Weinuo671/
Woenha671/
Woenea671/
Whanah671/
Wennea671/
Weneya671/
Wennou671/
Wenoue671/
Wenaye671/
Wenayi671/
Weheno671/
Whinap671/
Waenai671/
Waneha671/
Wueina671/
Wonahu671/
Behnou671/
Behnui671/
Wahnou671/
Uengau671/
Wanhau671/
Wahnai671/
Wetnas671/
Weinai671/
Weenaa671/
Whisna671/
Wenash671/
Venaux670/
Winaus670/
Wynaus670/
Whinas670/
Wesnus670/
Whinay670/
Wesnap670/

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