Wichmann Surname

21,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wichmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wichmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,1881:3,988449
United States2,0521:176,63717,722
Denmark9201:6,136570
South Africa4311:125,70214,797
Brazil3031:706,51625,936
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Austria1071:79,58411,967
Poland1071:355,22239,815
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Finland741:74,2808,184
France701:948,896108,010
Norway601:85,70511,873
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Hungary551:178,47815,519
England491:1,137,10353,999
Chile411:429,67011,433
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

Wichmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wichmann has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wichmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,619th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 289,407 people. Wichmann is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wichmann are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wichmann is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 20,188 people, or 1 in 3,988. In Germany Wichmann is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Wichmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wichmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wichmann surname grew 746 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wichmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wichmann surname are 19.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wichmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning 328,801 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.68% more than the national average, earning R 374,712 per year; in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $53,082 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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