Wehrhahn Surname

256,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehrhahn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehrhahn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3461:59,8117,711
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada381:969,62173,252
Chile311:568,27313,994
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wehrhahn Last Name Facts

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

Wehrhahn occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wehrhahn.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrhahn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,490th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,741,409 people. The last name Wehrhahn occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Wehrhahn are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,346 people, or 1 in 59,811. In Germany Wehrhahn is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Wehrhahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehrhahn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 746 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehrhahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehrhahn last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wehrhahn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $50,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehrhahne9453/
Werhahn93585/
Wehrhan93130/
Wehrahn931/
Wehrhane888/
Wehrhanh881/
Wehrhohn880/
Wahrhahn880/
Werhan86395/
Wehran86128/
Werhane80224/
Werhand8081/
Werhann8036/
Weihran802/
Wehrand802/
Werahan801/
Wherhan800/
Wehrhausen7863/
Weran77280/
Werhaine751/
Wehrhein751/
Wierhann750/
Vethrhan750/
Berhan7134,016/
Wahran71464/
Warhan71113/
Werran7162/
Uehran7130/
Wirhan7116/
Vehran7112/
Wehron7112/
Werand7111/
Weiran7110/
Werham719/
Verhan718/
Werane718/
Weeran716/
Wohran711/
Weerathne711/
Woeran711/
Wherhanhe711/
Wearan711/
Worhan711/
Weerahand711/
Werzan711/
Wheran711/
Wehrheinn710/
Wehrheine710/
Worahan67752/
Verhane6746/
Wierzan6717/
Warahan6716/
Wirahan6713/
Werhein679/
Berhain674/
Wetrang674/
Werzaan674/
Weranng673/
Werheyn673/
Werasin672/
Werrane671/
Berrhan671/
Wihrane671/
Berhann671/
Wehrein671/
Weargan671/
Wehrong671/
Beerhan671/
Beihran671/
Veihran671/
Wearham670/
Weraham670/
Wearand670/
Wettran670/
Wheyran670/
Wherran670/
Wearran670/
Wetrean670/
Wherant670/

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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 Wehrhahn
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