Wodrich Surname

311,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wodrich Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Wodrich or Wodaricus (battle rage, king).

Wodrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6521:123,47515,089
United States5171:701,08155,448
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Wodrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Wodrich or Wodaricus (battle rage, king).

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

Wodrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wodrich occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wodrich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 311,791st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wodrich are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 123,475. In Germany Wodrich is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 43 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wodrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wodrich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wodrich last name increased 1,055 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wodrich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wodrich surname are 21.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wodrich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.09% more than the national average, earning R 565,800 per year and in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,428 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodrich93647/
Woudrich9312/
Wedrich86152/
Wudrich8669/
Bodrich869/
Woodric860/
Wadrich860/
Boudrich801/
Woodrych801/
Waedrich800/
Weddrich800/
Budrich7137/
Bödrich7126/
Vedrich7115/
Badrich7113/
Bädrich713/
Woodris711/
Buddrich6713/
Böddrich678/
Baudrich673/

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