Wich Surname

113,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Wich Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Wick (v. Wick); but this palatal form Wich, Wych, refers more particularly (in the Middle-West) to salt-works [cp. Old English s(e)altwíc]

Wich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5771:31,2404,115
United States6481:559,35046,103
Taiwan2191:107,0541,026
Poland1371:277,43633,871
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Canada821:449,33638,948
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Austria371:230,14727,778
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
South Sudan251:456,603797
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Norway161:321,39331,311
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England51:11,143,612252,590
France51:13,284,544357,392
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Wich (71) may also be a first name.

Wich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Wick (v. Wick); but this palatal form Wich, Wych, refers more particularly (in the Middle-West) to salt-works [cp. Old English s(e)altwíc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wich is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,295th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,784,414 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wich reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wich is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 71 people.

The surname Wich is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 2,577 people, or 1 in 31,240. In Germany Wich is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 62 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Taiwan, where 5 percent are found.

Wich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wich has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wich are 18.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.7% less than the national average, earning 222,532 kr per year; in Peru they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,800 per year; in United States they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $49,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.41% less than the national average, earning $39,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiech893,026/
Weich892,942/
Wiche891,445/
Wisch891,429/
Waich89150/
Wuich8955/
Witch8937/
Wioch8937/
Vwich8932/
Wichs8925/
Which8910/
Woich892/
Wic861,035/
Witsch801,188/
Weiche80428/
Wiesch80230/
Wischt8096/
Weisch8077/
Woisch8067/
Weichs8048/
Waiche8046/
Wische8036/
Woitch8028/
Woiche8015/
Wischd8013/
Witche8011/
Weitch809/
Waisch809/
Witchs805/
Waicht804/
Whicht804/
Wittch804/
Whitch802/
Woicht802/
Hweich801/
Waaich801/
Wuiche801/
Wistch800/
Bich7529,271/
Vich753,108/
Wish752,198/
Wech75953/
Wice75793/
Wych75494/
Waic7521/
Wikh7519/
Wäch7517/
Wicz7514/
Wihs7514/
Wisc7510/
Wics757/
Wiec755/
Weic755/
Wijc754/
Witc753/
Widc753/
Wizh752/
Wuic752/
Uich751/
Woic751/
Wizc751/
Wihc751/
Wihz751/
Weische73209/
Woitsch73163/
Weitsch73124/
Wichová7379/
Waitche7337/
Witzsch7315/
Wittche738/
Wietsch737/
Weidche732/
Høwisch732/
D'Weich731/
Wittsch731/
Whoiche731/
Wuitsch731/
Woische731/
Wyche676,559/
Viche673,929/
Weihs673,049/
Wesch671,941/
Hwish671,763/
Baich671,600/
Weech671,184/
Weche671,125/
Visch671,075/
Vitch67832/
Beich67709/
Wäsch67661/
Wecht67439/
Wisth67383/
Wetch67359/
Boich67275/
Vuich67261/
Whish67176/
Hbich67175/
Wechs67173/
Witzsche67164/
Buich67129/
Weistche67111/
Waish67103/
Wytch6797/
Veich6780/
Weish6780/
Wijhe6776/
Wishe6759/
Voich6753/
Wittsche6742/
Woitsche6733/
Woish6730/
Whych6728/
Vaich6718/
Bitch6717/
Vicht6716/
Wikhe6715/
Weice6715/
Wuech6715/
Waihs6715/
Wächs6715/
Witcz6715/
Waicz6714/
Withs6713/
Weitzsch6713/
Huich6711/
Waice6711/
Woych6711/
Whitc679/
Whice678/
Weijh678/
Wiehs678/
Weach677/
Weichová676/
Wajch676/
Viech675/
Wiecz675/
Wishs675/
Waikh674/
Waics673/
Weitsche673/
Weicz673/
Wycht672/
Waitc672/
Weisc672/
Waych672/
Wuice672/
Bihch672/
Wiszh671/
Wechd671/
Wicss671/
Weych671/
Whech671/
Vichs671/
Wihse671/
Wechh671/
Waixh671/
Wèche671/
Báich671/
Wwics671/
Wechx671/
Wedch671/
Wisce671/
Uisch671/
Hwixh671/
Woice670/
Wysch670/
Weikh670/

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