Wespe Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wespe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wespe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1551:52,9876,909
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States121:30,204,911765,334
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wespe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wespe has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wespe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wespe are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 52,987. In Switzerland Wespe is most prevalent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 81 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 6 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 5 percent reside. Beside Switzerland it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Wespe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wespe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wespe surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wespe Last Name Statistics demography

Wespe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning $30,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waespe9183/
Wespes9134/
Wesped915/
Wesp891,526/
Weisper8310/
Wespi80650/
Vespe80644/
Waspe80379/
Wäspe80140/
Wispe80124/
Wespa8088/
Wespy8053/
Uespe8012/
Weesp8011/
Weszp801/
Weispech772/
Vesper735,060/
Huespe73860/
Viespe73178/
Vespie73149/
Waespi7387/
Waespy7323/
Bespea735/
Vespes731/
Whispe731/
Vesspe730/
Waspie730/
Wahspeh67208/
Vetsper6730/
Huesped6721/
Vesp6715/
Huespes678/
Besp676/
Beshpei675/
Wisp672/
Wysp671/
Wihsper671/
Wespova671/
Wesv671/

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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 Wespe
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