Wehrs Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5441:147,98817,782
United States3891:931,77169,805
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Wehrs Last Name Facts

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

Wehrs is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wehrs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 361,698th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Wehrs are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wehrs is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 147,988. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 75 percent are found, Bremen, where 8 percent are found and Hamburg, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Wehrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehrs last name expanded 648 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wehrs are 22.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Wehrs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 761.46% more than the national average, earning R 2,047,160 per year and in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,272 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehrse9180/
Wiehrs9122/
Wehers913/
Weihrs910/
Wers89323/
Weathrs832/
Weers802,318/
Wears801,349/
Wiers801,215/
Vehrs80628/
Behrs80183/
Waers80169/
Weirs80168/
Werse80124/
Wihrs8035/
Wersh8011/
Whers804/
Woers803/
Werss802/
Weurs801/
Werås801/
Weyrs801/
Wahrs800/
Weaehers771/
Wersch73355/
Behers7390/
Beahrs7387/
Wieërs7345/
Whiers7337/
Wehrße7328/
Wuerst7313/
Whaers734/
Wierrs731/
Hweers731/
Weysrs731/
Vweirs731/
Weirse731/
Wershe731/
Wiersh731/
Vwiers731/
Wettrs730/
Whirst730/
Wearse730/
Wuersh730/
Withrs730/
Wearsh730/
Weerss730/
Vers674,660/
Wars67913/
Bers67866/
Wiersch67564/
Wearsch67188/
Wuersch67141/
Wors67113/
Wirs6751/
Weirsøe6724/
Weersch6721/
Waersch6718/
Wersche677/
Uers676/
Weirsch673/
Werx672/
Wohiers671/
Wyrs671/

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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 Wehrs
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