Wesselhoft Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wesselhoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesselhoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
United States Virgin Islands341:3,246545
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Wesselhöft (87) are calculated separately.

Wesselhoft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesselhoft is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Wesselhöft. For other possible spellings of Wesselhoft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesselhoft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,052,587th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wesselhoft are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States Wesselhoft is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent are found, Indiana, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States Virgin Islands, where 14 percent are found and Peru, where 7 percent are found.

Wesselhoft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wesselhoft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wesselhoft surname grew 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesselhoft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wesselhoft surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65% registered with the party.

The amount Wesselhoft earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 34.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,614 per year and in United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesselhöft9787/
Wesselhoeft95111/
Wesselhof953/
Wesselhoefft9125/
Wesselhoff90368/
Wesselhauf800/
Wesselow7884/
Wesselov786/
Weßelhöft741/
Weselow717/
Wassalhaft700/
Vesselov67195/
Veseloff6747/
Weselovs675/
Wieselow673/
Weselowa672/
Vesselow671/
Veseloof671/
Wyseloff671/

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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 Wesselhoft
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