Wettergreen Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wettergreen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettergreen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1121:45,9136,570
United States691:5,253,028264,570
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wettergreen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wettergreen is most common in Norway. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wettergreen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettergreen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,098,270th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Wettergreen reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 45,913. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 64 percent live, Western Norway, where 25 percent live and Southern Norway, where 7 percent live. Beside Norway this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Wettergreen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wettergreen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wettergreen last name expanded 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wettergreen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wettergreen last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wettergreen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning 361,844 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.18% less than the national average, earning R 32,832 per year; in United States they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $40,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,173 CAD 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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  • 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 Wettergreen
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