Wessendorf Surname

238,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wessendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2391:64,9768,328
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Wessendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wessendorf is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wessendorf.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessendorf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,586th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,337,825 people. The last name Wessendorf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wessendorf are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wessendorf is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,239 people, or 1 in 64,976. In Germany Wessendorf is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found and Hamburg, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Wessendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessendorf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wessendorf last name rose 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wessendorf surname are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.29% being registered with the political party.

Wessendorf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,974 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wessendorf
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