Wehren Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wehren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5021:160,36919,068
Switzerland2281:36,0225,221
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
France81:8,302,840321,660
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wehren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wehren is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 359,713th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,236,888 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wehren live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 160,369. In Germany Wehren is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Bremen, where 6 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wehren is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Wehren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 587 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehren last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

Wehren earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehrend92347/
Weheren926/
Waehren924/
Wehreng921/
Wethren921/
Wehrent921/
Weren91395/
Wehrn915/
Wehrendt8681/
Werren831,368/
Wahren83609/
Weeren83333/
Werenc83139/
Wieren83128/
Wearen8396/
Wharen8382/
Vehren8345/
Währen8337/
Whiren8327/
Uehren8318/
Wihren8316/
Werzen839/
Wöhren839/
Wereen837/
Weiren836/
Woehrn835/
Weyren833/
Wehrhn831/
Wheren831/
Werenn831/
Weroen831/
Wehern831/
Wohren830/
Wern801,380/
Wehring77521/
Wearren77109/
Whetren77100/
Wharren7767/
Whitren7729/
Werenne7725/
Wherren7713/
Behrenn773/
Wearien773/
Weereen772/
Weherem772/
Beahren771/
Whearen771/
Weyrend770/
Weirien770/
Wharaen770/
Werem732,018/
Beren731,885/
Waren731,285/
Veren731,252/
Wearn731,071/
Werne73891/
Waern73670/
Wiren73635/
Whern73184/
Woren73132/
Werin73122/
Woern7399/
Wöhrn7388/
Währn7382/
Wrhen7330/
Werrn7329/
Wyren7325/
Ueren7321/
Wernø7319/
Wahrn7315/
Wrene7313/
Behrn7313/
Wiern734/
Werng732/
Wernk732/
Wernd731/
Wrenh731/
Wuern731/
Weryn731/
Whorn731/
Weern731/
Hwern731/
Wharn730/
Wernc730/
Wernn730/
Wearrien7135/
Whittren719/
Wehering715/
Wuehring711/
Weerrien711/
Werengue711/
Vwaharen711/
Weyrengh710/
Warren67274,354/
Vereen674,136/
Wearne672,654/
Veeren671,171/
Beeren67803/
Vieren67752/
Bähren67514/
Veruen67463/
Weruin67414/
Worren67350/
Werink67155/
Vrehen67134/
Wharin67126/
Wearin67119/
Verren6786/
Uhiren6771/
Verien6763/
Berren6760/
Werrin6747/
Werzyn6746/
Wahrén6746/
Bereen6734/
Waraen6733/
Beiren6731/
Øveren6731/
Wairen6730/
Warien6728/
Wareen6727/
Wihrén6725/
Worien6720/
Werndt6716/
Bihren6713/
Whearn6713/
Vereun6711/
Wireen679/
Weerén679/
Wernøe678/
Vetren677/
Wahrin677/
Wihrin676/
Vereng675/
Vaeren675/
Weerem674/
Weirin674/
Weerin674/
Behryn674/
Bearen673/
Wirren673/
Wirehn673/
Weirén673/
Uehrin672/
Behern672/
Warenn672/
Waaren672/
Wetryn672/
Weernd672/
Witren671/
Ouehrn671/
Huiren671/
Beahrn671/
Berenn671/
Wioren671/
Wherin671/
Wherng671/
Whernn671/
Vohren671/
Vearen671/
Werntt671/
Werync671/
Werzin671/
Verend671/
Verent671/
Vueren671/
Wirzen671/
Veuren671/
Wernhe671/
Verenk671/
Ueruen671/
Wearnt670/
Wearem670/
Vehrin670/
Hueren670/
Werrne670/
Weirng670/
Wherne670/
Wiremn670/

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