Wohlenberg Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wohlenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohlenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Wohlenberg Last Name Facts

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

Wohlenberg is most common in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 577,768th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name Wohlenberg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wohlenberg are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wohlenberg is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 356,219. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 26 percent are found and Hamburg, where 17 percent are found. Besides Germany Wohlenberg exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Wohlenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wohlenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wohlenberg surname increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wohlenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wohlenberg last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Wohlenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning 332,877 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.23% more than the national average, earning R 421,176 per year and in United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,704 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wohlenberg
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