Wollenhaupt Surname

233,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wollenhaupt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollenhaupt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2561:64,0978,248
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Wollenhaupt Last Name Facts

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

Wollenhaupt is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollenhaupt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 233,723rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,224,664 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wollenhaupt are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,256 people, or 1 in 64,097. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Thuringia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Wollenhaupt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wollenhaupt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wollenhaupt surname expanded 428 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollenhaupt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wollenhaupt surname are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wollenhaupt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.45% less than the national average, earning 164,548 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,376 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollenhaupt
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