Wehrs Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Wehrs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 544 | 1:147,988 | 17,782 |
| United States | 389 | 1:931,771 | 69,805 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Wehrs Demographics
Average Wehrs Salary in
United States
$46,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wehrse | 91 | 80 | / |
| Wiehrs | 91 | 22 | / |
| Wehers | 91 | 3 | / |
| Weihrs | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wers | 89 | 323 | / |
| Weathrs | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weers | 80 | 2,318 | / |
| Wears | 80 | 1,349 | / |
| Wiers | 80 | 1,215 | / |
| Vehrs | 80 | 628 | / |
| Behrs | 80 | 183 | / |
| Waers | 80 | 169 | / |
| Weirs | 80 | 168 | / |
| Werse | 80 | 124 | / |
| Wihrs | 80 | 35 | / |
| Wersh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Whers | 80 | 4 | / |
| Woers | 80 | 3 | / |
| Werss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weurs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Werås | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weyrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weaehers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wersch | 73 | 355 | / |
| Behers | 73 | 90 | / |
| Beahrs | 73 | 87 | / |
| Wieërs | 73 | 45 | / |
| Whiers | 73 | 37 | / |
| Wehrße | 73 | 28 | / |
| Wuerst | 73 | 13 | / |
| Whaers | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wierrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hweers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weysrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vweirs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weirse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wershe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wettrs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whirst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wearse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wuersh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Withrs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wearsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weerss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vers | 67 | 4,660 | / |
| Wars | 67 | 913 | / |
| Bers | 67 | 866 | / |
| Wiersch | 67 | 564 | / |
| Wearsch | 67 | 188 | / |
| Wuersch | 67 | 141 | / |
| Wors | 67 | 113 | / |
| Wirs | 67 | 51 | / |
| Weirsøe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Weersch | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waersch | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wersche | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uers | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weirsch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Werx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wohiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyrs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wehrs
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