Wehus Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wehus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1841:27,9473,825
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wehus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehus is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehus? popularity and diffusion

Wehus is the 1,064,392nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname Wehus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wehus reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Wehus is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 27,947. In Norway Wehus is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 82 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent live and Western Norway, where 2 percent live. Outside of Norway it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Wehus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehus last name grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehus surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Wehus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.88% more than the national average, earning 425,279 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehaus9142/
Wehust9123/
Wehuis911/
Wehu8915/
Wiehaus8317/
Weehuus837/
Waehaus832/
Weihous831/
Wehouse830/
Wehoust830/
Behus80173/
Vehus80111/
Weihu8018/
Wehou808/
Wehau801/
Weihhaus771/
Weihouse770/
Weehouse770/
Weahouse770/
Wahous73163/
Wahaus7358/
Behous7319/
Weihui7313/
Wähaus737/
Weihou732/
Veahus731/
Behuis731/
Wehjuu731/
Wheeus731/
Behaus730/
Behuhs730/
Wohaus730/
Wheehouse714/
Whiehouse712/
Wieu674,495/
Behoush67184/
Whiu67180/
Weju67102/
Wius6765/
Wihu6753/
Viehaus6736/
Weyu6723/
Wahoush6713/
Vehu678/
Wohoush676/
Weou675/
Weeu672/
Veehuis672/
Wyhu671/
Weuu671/
Wueu671/
Whyu671/
Ueus671/
Wouehou671/
Behhous671/

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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 Wehus
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