Wehrmeyer Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehrmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehrmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3051:263,95228,196
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wehrmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehrmeyer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrmeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 509,669th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. Wehrmeyer occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wehrmeyer reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wehrmeyer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 263,952. In Germany Wehrmeyer is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 38 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Wehrmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wehrmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehrmeyer last name increased 3,971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehrmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehrmeyer last name are 30.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wehrmeyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 608.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,682,650 per year and in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,383 USD 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
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