Wempen Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wempen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wempen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Germany2511:320,73932,146
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wempen Last Name Facts

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

Wempen is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wempen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wempen is the 608,234th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Wempen live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wempen is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 1,410,346. In The United States Wempen is most common in: Nebraska, where 21 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Iowa, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 49 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Wempen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wempen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wempen last name rose 1,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wempen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wempen last name are 36.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.67% registered with the party.

Wempen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whempen921/
Wenpen833/
Wimpfen777/
Wanpen67875/
Wonpen6735/
Winpen676/
Bempin671/
Wenpin670/
Wanpenn623/
Wonpien622/
Wwanpen621/
Bmpn601/
Winpin5087/
Wonpin5040/
Vanpen5015/
Vympin502/
Wanpin502/
Binpen501/
Vampin500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wempen
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