Wicher Surname
Approximately 5,931 people bear this surname
Wicher Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.
Wicher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3,845 | 1:9,885 | 1,370 |
| Germany | 1,058 | 1:76,092 | 9,634 |
| United States | 345 | 1:1,050,606 | 76,867 |
| Austria | 170 | 1:50,091 | 7,948 |
| Brazil | 161 | 1:1,329,654 | 45,311 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Wicher (623) may also be a first name.
Wicher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.
A wych is a salt spring, and a dweller near such a spring would, in the XIII. or XIV. century, readily acquire the surname De La Wyche, At Wych, or Wycher. See termination ER.
Wicher Demographics
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Wicher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wicher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wicher occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wicher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wicher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,814th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,228,721 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Wicher are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Wicher is also the 333,939th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 623 people.
The last name Wicher is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 3,845 people, or 1 in 9,885. Aside from Poland Wicher occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Wicher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wicher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wicher surname rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wicher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wicher surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wicher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.32% less than the national average, earning 168,457 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.72% less than the national average, earning R 131,376 per year; in United States they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $45,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $41,914 CAD per year.
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