Wenghofer Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wenghofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenghofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria241:354,81038,119
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Wenghöfer (40) are calculated separately.

Wenghofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenghofer is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Wenghöfer. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenghofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wenghofer is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wenghofer are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wenghofer is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 354,810. In Austria Wenghofer is most frequent in: Carinthia, where 63 percent live, Salzburg, where 25 percent live and Styria, where 8 percent live. Beside Austria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Wenghofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wenghofer are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Wenghofer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 57.42% more than the national average, earning $67,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.55% more than the national average, earning $58,901 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wenghofer
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