Weifenbach Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Weifenbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weifenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2661:302,65230,961
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Weifenbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weifenbach occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Weifenbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weifenbach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 550,571st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Weifenbach are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 302,652. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 47 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Weifenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weifenbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weifenbach surname rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weifenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weifenbach last name are 31.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.69% being registered with the political party.

Weifenbach earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $40,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiffenbach95516/
Wifenbach951/
Wiefenbach902/
Weiffenbah901/
Weefenbach900/
Wisfenbach900/
Waifenbach900/
Wiffenbach900/
Wiefenbauch860/
Weifenbay840/
Wafemba5952/
Wuefembop531/

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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 Weifenbach
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