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

The surname Wehrhahn has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrhahn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,490th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,741,409 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wehrhahn reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,346 people, or 1 in 59,811. In Germany Wehrhahn is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Wehrhahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehrhahn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehrhahn surname expanded 746 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehrhahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wehrhahn are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the 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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