Wember Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wember Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wember Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5191:155,11618,547
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wember (77) may also be a first name.

Wember Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wember is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wember? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,082nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wember are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wember is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 77 people.

Wember is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 155,116. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Wember Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wember has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wember surname grew 5,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wember Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wember surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

Wember earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weimber921/
Wimber83471/
Vember83160/
Bember83147/
Wamber8335/
Womber8332/
Wenber835/
Uember834/
Weinber77210/
Wambier77111/
Behmber7710/
Wimbere775/
Wenbere774/
Vemberz772/
Hwmbert771/
Huember771/
Whomber770/
Wambeer770/
Weinbeer71163/
Wennbert712/
Huembert711/
Waimbere711/
Weineber710/
Bimber67296/
Winber6761/
Vimber6739/
Weinheber6738/
Vamber6735/
Benber6721/
Venber6713/
Bembir673/
Wynber673/
Wambir671/
Uenber670/

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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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  • 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 Wember
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