Wehner Surname
Approximately 22,194 people bear this surname
Wehner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,937 | 1:5,051 | 605 |
| United States | 4,887 | 1:74,168 | 8,535 |
| Brazil | 272 | 1:787,038 | 28,581 |
| Denmark | 184 | 1:30,678 | 3,179 |
| Australia | 166 | 1:162,625 | 16,859 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| Poland | 102 | 1:372,635 | 40,973 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 44 | 1:2,254 | 360 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Austria | 37 | 1:230,147 | 27,778 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 514 | 1:97,702 | 9,938 |
The alternate forms: Wéhner (2) are calculated separately.
Wehner (26) may also be a first name.
Wehner Demographics
Average Wehner Salary in
United States
$47,459 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wehner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wehner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wehner has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Wéhner. Click here for further possible spellings of Wehner.
How Common Is The Last Name Wehner? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wehner is the 24,366th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 328,357 people. Wehner is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wehner reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
The surname Wehner is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 15,937 people, or 1 in 5,051. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 24 percent are found, Hesse, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Wehner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wehner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehner last name grew 951 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wehner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wehner surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wehner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.49% less than the national average, earning 257,855 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.96% more than the national average, earning R 358,728 per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $46,419 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wehner
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