Wohlhagen Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wohlhagen Surname User-submission:

This is a very rare last name that is derived from German. The highest incidence of this last name in the last 200 years is found in the small Westfalen town of Geseke, but has also been seen in Munster. It may have derived from the Norwegian Wallhagen, where the name is more common.

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Wohlhagen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia101:2,699,570109,631

Wohlhagen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a very rare last name that is derived from German. The highest incidence of this last name in the last 200 years is found in the small Westfalen town of Geseke, but has also been seen in Munster. It may have derived from the Norwegian Wallhagen, where the name is more common. The last name came to the United States in 1865 with a German merchant from the town of Geseke. The name may mean well-hedged or well-protected. If of Norwegian or Danish origin, "wall" means "wall" in English, and hagen means "garden".

It seems like a strong possibility that the name came to Nordrhein-Westfalen via Norway.

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The name means 'forest ranger' or 'warder' in old Saxon.

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Wohlhagen Demographics

Average Wohlhagen Salary in
United States

$75,625 USD

Per year
Rank:
74,290 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.09383E-6
Rank: 527,748 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
175.26%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Wohlhagen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wohlhagen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlhagen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wohlhagen live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is primarily found in: Delaware, where 91 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Wohlhagen occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 48 percent live.

Wohlhagen Last Name Statistics demography

Wohlhagen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

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