Wessinger Surname
Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname
Wessinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,318 | 1:275,007 | 25,731 |
| Germany | 211 | 1:381,542 | 35,859 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 197 | 1:254,917 | 21,039 |
Wessinger Demographics
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Wessinger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wessinger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wessinger is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wessinger? popularity and diffusion
Wessinger is the 247,499th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,534,876 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wessinger are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,318 people, or 1 in 275,007. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 38 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Wessinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wessinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wessinger surname grew 669 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wessinger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wessinger last name are 25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Wessinger earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.17% more than the national average, earning $70,136 CAD per year.
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Wessinger Reference & Research
Wisinger FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Wisinger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Wessinger
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis