Wessing Surname

362,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wessing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4801:167,72019,812
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
Australia431:627,80744,139
Denmark301:188,15715,676
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Wessing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessing occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessing? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 362,265th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,302,150 people. Wessing occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wessing are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wessing is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 167,720. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Wessing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wessing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 741 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wessing last name are 28.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wessing earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.74% less than the national average, earning $31,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiessing93146/
Weissing9380/
Wuessing931/
Wesing9243/
Wissing865,531/
Wassing86988/
Wiesing86301/
Bessing86291/
Weising86164/
Weesing8648/
Wässing8621/
Wossing869/
Weshing868/
Vessing862/
Wesseng860/
Weasing860/
Weissink8052/
Woessink8036/
Wissingh8030/
Voessing8015/
Weihsing802/
Wissingk801/
Wissings801/
Wiessink801/
Beissing801/
Weashing800/
Beessing800/
Huessing800/
Besing771,176/
Wasing77227/
Wising77107/
Weßing7747/
Wosing7722/
Weseng778/
Vesing776/
Wecing771/
Wysing770/
Wiesching751/
Wassink714,664/
Wissink713,536/
Vössing71936/
Vissing71798/
Huesing71371/
Bissing71367/
Besseng71177/
Beesing7194/
Weißing7183/
Beising7180/
Wossink7179/
Wishing7145/
Wasseng7141/
Weiceng7139/
Weusink7135/
Wosseng7134/
Wassyng7133/
Weixing7131/
Weeseng7130/
Widsing7123/
Vassing7120/
Weisink7120/
Beasing7120/
Bössing7118/
Wießing7114/
Byssing7114/
Waising7113/
Wisseng719/
Behsing719/
Waeseng716/
Wassüng715/
Vossing713/
Weazing712/
Wissinx712/
Weching711/
Wasingh711/
Vesingh711/
Viesing711/
Uesingh711/
Bessink711/
Woising711/
Wasingg711/
Veising710/
Weisheng6757/
Weicheng6737/
Hvassing6721/
Buissing6717/
Wahasing678/
Waishing675/
Weiching674/
Bissingh673/
Wetching673/
Besching672/
Wasching672/
Wosching672/
Vejsingh671/
Wesseunk671/
Wijsingh671/
Wassaeng671/
Weysheng671/
Wishingh670/

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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 Wessing
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