Wolkenhauer Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolkenhauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolkenhauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6011:133,95316,317
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wolkenhauer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolkenhauer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wolkenhauer.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolkenhauer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 417,348th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. Wolkenhauer is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wolkenhauer reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 133,953. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent reside, Hamburg, where 24 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Wolkenhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolkenhauer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,607 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolkenhauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolkenhauer surname are 22.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.85% registered to vote for the party.

Wolkenhauer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,060 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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolkenhauer
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