Wuensch Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wuensch Surname User-submission:

A surname of German origin. It means 'dream', 'desire'.

Wuensch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:504,81742,410
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Wuensch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of German origin. It means 'dream', 'desire'.

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Wuensch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuensch is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wuensch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuensch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 374,335th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. The last name Wuensch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wuensch live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 504,817. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Wuensch exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Wuensch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wuensch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wuensch surname grew 2,659 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wuensch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wuensch surname are 7.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wuensch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $54,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuensche93506/
Wensch92160/
Wuench9274/
Wiensch8699/
Huensch8634/
Wounsch8623/
Waunsch8622/
Wensche8620/
Weinsch8615/
Weunsch868/
Wuenche863/
Wuesnch861/
Wuinsch860/
Wensh83198/
Wench8385/
Wensc834/
Huensche805/
Weinscht802/
Weinsche802/
Wünsch777,632/
Winsch77248/
Waunch7782/
Wuence7753/
Wnsche7733/
Weinch7723/
Wuenst7721/
Wűnsch7718/
Wounch7712/
Wynsch7712/
Weinsh772/
Weuens771/
Weensh771/
Wenshe771/
Wensth771/
Wennch770/
Weunch770/
Wuinsh770/
Wens732,351/
Uens7384/
Wnsh734/
Wnsc732/
Wünsche716,805/
Wuytens71404/
Huenche7191/
Behnsch7169/
Winsche7150/
Weutens7138/
Vensche714/
Wűnsche713/
Wainsch712/
Woutens711/
Venstch710/
Wuinche710/
Bounsch710/
Weyench710/
Wiens6714,676/
Winch6711,713/
Weins671,526/
Wence671,240/
Weyns67746/
Huens67550/
Weens67333/
Wense67282/
Bensh67143/
Weans6743/
Wynch6742/
Wenås6734/
Wünch6727/
Ouens6716/
Woens6715/
Wenæs6715/
Vensh674/
Wuijtens674/
Vench673/
Wenns672/
Wenss671/
Wuyanche671/
Bnsch671/
Wouns671/
Woutense671/
Uense670/
Hwens670/
Winsh670/
Uhens670/
Uinch670/

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