Wiederkehr Surname

89,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wiederkehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiederkehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,4481:2,382270
United States6081:596,15048,585
Brazil4481:477,84418,073
France3811:174,33827,146
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Austria651:131,00717,994
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Iceland91:42,2322,922
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Wiederkehr Last Name Facts

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

Wiederkehr is most common in Switzerland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiederkehr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,220th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,354,814 people. The last name Wiederkehr is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Wiederkehr are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wiederkehr is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3,448 people, or 1 in 2,382. In Switzerland Wiederkehr is mostly found in: Canton of Aargau, where 33 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Wiederkehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiederkehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiederkehr surname grew 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiederkehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiederkehr last name are 23.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiederkehr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.73% more than the national average, earning R 415,224 per year; in United States they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $52,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.98% less than the national average, earning $41,248 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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