Wesen Surname
Approximately 5,921 people bear this surname
Wesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,473 | 1:17,823 | 2,389 |
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
The alternate forms: Wesén (52) are calculated separately.
Wesen (2,164) may also be a first name.
Wesen Demographics
Average Wesen Salary in
United States
$57,213 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wesen is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Wesén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 81,937th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,230,796 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wesen are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 161,203rd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 2,164 people.
The last name Wesen is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 5,473 people, or 1 in 17,823. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Wesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wesen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wesen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wesen are 17.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.27% registered to vote for the party.
Wesen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.59% more than the national average, earning $57,213 USD 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
- 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 Wesen
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