Wickhem Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wickhem Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wickham (manor or dwelling place, or homestead with a dairy farm), the name of various places in England.

Wickhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wickhem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wickham (manor or dwelling place, or homestead with a dairy farm), the name of various places in England.

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

Wickhem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wickhem occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wickhem.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickhem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wickhem are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 45 percent live, California, where 22 percent live and Minnesota, where 15 percent live.

Wickhem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wickhem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wickhem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wickhem are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Wickhem earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.21% more than the national average, earning $52,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickheim9316/
Wickehem9311/
Wickem9233/
Wichem925/
Bickhem8659/
Wikheim8649/
Whickem869/
Wickiem860/
Wikem830/
Waicheim804/
Waikem7786/
Wechem7741/
Wiekem776/
Bickem773/
Wikeem773/
Vichem772/
Wikhim770/
Wickim770/
Vikheim7141/
Wekehem7112/
Bäckhem714/
Baikhem712/
Huichem711/
Weikeme711/
Woikeme711/
Weickim711/
Wekem67504/
Wikim6721/
Uikem6711/
Vikem676/
Vicem675/
Wykem671/
Weukheim670/

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