Wohlwend Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Wohlwend Surname User-submission:

Wohlwend is a German surname, meaning 'well (re)turn'; a nickname for someone who moved from a place to another at a perfect time, or a return of a husband. Wohlwollend also means 'benevolent' in German.

Wohlwend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8021:451,94438,701
Switzerland4361:18,8373,072
Liechtenstein3171:12118
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Uruguay571:60,2066,510
Austria211:405,49741,758
France191:3,495,933219,029
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Wohlwend Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wohlwend is a German surname, meaning 'well (re)turn'; a nickname for someone who moved from a place to another at a perfect time, or a return of a husband. Wohlwollend also means 'benevolent' in German.

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Wohlwend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wohlwend is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlwend? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wohlwend is the 229,521st most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The surname Wohlwend is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wohlwend reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wohlwend is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 802 people, or 1 in 451,944. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and Liechtenstein, where 18 percent are found.

Wohlwend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wohlwend has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,637 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wohlwend Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wohlwend surname are 14.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wohlwend earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohlwendt9412/
Wolhlwend942/
Wolwend930/
Wolhwend8816/
Wohlwent881/
Wolhwendt820/
Woolwind753/
Wolhwind750/
Wallwend750/
Wallwind631/
Bolbent5324/
Walbent530/
Ballwind501/

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