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Where Does The Last Name Wehr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wehr is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wehr.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 49,990^th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 709,043 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wehr live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661^st most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname Wehr is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 4,550 people, or 1 in 17,694. In Germany Wehr is most common in: Bavaria, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Wehr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wehr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wehr Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wehr last name are 13.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.76% registered with the party.

The amount Wehr earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.34% less than the national average, earning R 189,312 per year; in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $47,104 CAD per year.