Wicht Surname
Approximately 4,027 people bear this surname
Wicht Surname Definition:
“Dwarf” in Old German, where it occurred as Wichtelman - Gnome. Also used in the sense of “a fellow”.
Wicht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,044 | 1:39,386 | 5,210 |
| Switzerland | 1,047 | 1:7,844 | 1,269 |
| United States | 489 | 1:741,225 | 58,038 |
| South Africa | 170 | 1:318,692 | 30,132 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
Wicht Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Dwarf” in Old German, where it occurred as Wichtelman - Gnome. Also used in the sense of “a fellow”.
Wicht Demographics
Wicht Political Affiliation
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Wicht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wicht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wicht is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wicht? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 114,765th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,809,671 people. The surname Wicht is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wicht are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wicht is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 2,044 people, or 1 in 39,386. In Germany Wicht is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Wicht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wicht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wicht last name expanded 699 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wicht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wicht last name are 14.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wicht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 131.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,928 per year; in South Africa they earn 118.82% more than the national average, earning R 520,008 per year; in United States they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $40,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.87% more than the national average, earning $72,471 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weicht | 91 | 1,131 | / |
| Wischt | 91 | 96 | / |
| Whicht | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waicht | 91 | 4 | / |
| Woicht | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wiecht | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wict | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuichet | 83 | 72 | / |
| Waichet | 83 | 5 | / |
| Weichet | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wecht | 80 | 439 | / |
| Bicht | 80 | 36 | / |
| Vicht | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wisht | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wycht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whict | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wucht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weischet | 77 | 54 | / |
| Wichtová | 77 | 9 | / |
| Weichett | 77 | 3 | / |
| Veicht | 73 | 500 | / |
| Beicht | 73 | 395 | / |
| Wajcht | 73 | 215 | / |
| Wejcht | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wischd | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wescht | 73 | 12 | / |
| Viecht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voicht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weacht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waicet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weichtová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Whitschtt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wist | 67 | 2,226 | / |
| Vict | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wißt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vuichet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wect | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuescht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wixt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uict | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waychet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuychet | 67 | 0 | / |
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