Wohlgemuth Surname

46,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wohlgemuth Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Joyous, Gay [Ger. wohl, Middle High German wol, O.H.Ger. wola, well + Ger. gemüt(h, disposition, spirit, mood; Middle High German gemuot, O.H.Ger. gimuoti]

Wohlgemuth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6621:12,0841,550
United States1,9661:184,36418,384
Switzerland6081:13,5082,234
Canada5051:72,9628,288
Austria3241:26,2824,146
Italy2481:246,60033,291
France2421:274,47442,205
Denmark1171:48,2454,995
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Czechia651:163,59224,859
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
England541:1,031,81650,675
Poland421:904,97068,062
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Wohlgemuth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Joyous, Gay [Ger. wohl, Middle High German wol, O.H.Ger. wola, well + Ger. gemüt(h, disposition, spirit, mood; Middle High German gemuot, O.H.Ger. gimuoti]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wohlgemuth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wohlgemuth has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlgemuth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,466th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 653,181 people. Wohlgemuth is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wohlgemuth are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wohlgemuth is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 6,662 people, or 1 in 12,084. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany Wohlgemuth occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Wohlgemuth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wohlgemuth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wohlgemuth surname increased 1,787 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 386 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wohlgemuth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wohlgemuth last name are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Wohlgemuth earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $48,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning $42,179 CAD per year.

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