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Where Does The Last Name Wex Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wex occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wex? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 409,546^th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wex are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wex is also the 1,143,416^th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 72 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 202,275. In Germany Wex is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 53 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Wex Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wex has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wex surname grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wex Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wex surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wex earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.11% less than the national average, earning R 120,936 per year; in United States they earn 42.12% more than the national average, earning $61,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.07% more than the national average, earning $68,099 CAD per year.