Wessendorff Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wessendorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessendorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wessendorff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wessendorff is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessendorff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Wessendorff live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Wessendorff is mostly found in: Texas, where 100 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 26 percent are found.

Wessendorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wessendorff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wessendorff last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wessendorff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wessendorff are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wessendorff earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.72% less than the national average, earning $26,011 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
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  • 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 Wessendorff
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