Wesemann Surname

102,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wesemann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8771:20,7652,761
United States4651:779,48260,414
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
England231:2,422,52489,093
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Wesemann Last Name Facts

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

Wesemann occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesemann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,593rd most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,587,701 people. Wesemann is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wesemann live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wesemann is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,877 people, or 1 in 20,765. In Germany Wesemann is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Wesemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wesemann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesemann last name expanded 989 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wesemann surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Wesemann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.77% more than the national average, earning R 479,472 per year; in United States they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $44,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.44% more than the national average, earning $66,792 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesemann
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