Wohlgethan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wohlgethan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohlgethan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany971:829,95360,372
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397

Wohlgethan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wohlgethan is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlgethan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Wohlgethan are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 829,953. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 27 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohlgetan9525/
Wolgetan8929/
Watletan672/
Wolleton671/
Waletang671/
Woulitan671/
Wahleton670/
Wellygthon601/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wohlgethan
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