Wuensche Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Wuensche Surname User-submission:

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

Wuensche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:976,97872,504
Canada471:783,94961,790
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wuensche Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Wuensche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuensche is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wuensche click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuensche? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 610,848th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Wuensche are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States Wuensche is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 82 percent live, Arizona, where 4 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 2 percent live. Other than The United States Wuensche exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Wuensche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wuensche has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wuensche surname expanded 4,638 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wuensche Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wuensche last name are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wuensche earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $45,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuenscher9478/
Wuensch93957/
Wensche9320/
Wuenche933/
Wenscher886/
Huensche885/
Weinsche882/
Wuencher881/
Wuenscke881/
Wensch86160/
Wuench8674/
Wuence8653/
Wnsche8633/
Wenche869/
Wenshe861/
Wünsche806,805/
Wiensch8099/
Huenche8091/
Winsche8050/
Huensch8034/
Bensche8029/
Weunsch808/
Vensche804/
Wűnsche803/
Wuencez802/
Wuesnch801/
Wenscke801/
Wenchee801/
Wuinsch800/
Wuinche800/
Wence771,240/
Wense77282/
Wensh77198/
Wench7785/
Uense770/
Winscher75290/
Wenschka752/
Woutense751/
Wuyanche751/
Wencheat751/
Weuncher750/
Winscheh750/
Winschep750/
Wünsch717,632/
Wenske711,975/
Winsch71248/
Venche71100/
Wience7172/
Wenseh7164/
Winche7147/
Benshe7134/
Wuenst7121/
Wenchi7118/
Wűnsch7118/
Wenzhe7114/
Wynsch7112/
Wensih7111/
Huence7110/
Wenshi7110/
Wensie717/
Wynche717/
Wensei713/
Venshe713/
Wensey712/
Wesnse712/
Weance711/
Wencea711/
Wensth711/
Uensih711/
Wiense711/
Winshe711/
Waunse711/
Wayenshet711/
Wouynshet711/
Weensh711/
Wensee711/
Wensha711/
Wensze711/
Uenseu711/
Wennch710/
Weince710/
Waence710/
Wuinse710/
Wenset710/
Wuinsh710/
Uenser710/
Wens672,351/
Wensker67100/
Uens6784/
Behnsch6769/
Buyense6759/
Wenseth6742/
Venscke6722/
Woumche6717/
Benshea6714/
Vencher6712/
Houense677/
Wenchis677/
Wünscheová676/
Bünsche676/
Wenshøj676/
Vensheh675/
Wouensa675/
Wuhenge674/
Wnsh674/
Winshep672/
Wenchih672/
Huinche672/
Wenchai672/
Huensca671/
Wyncher671/
Wionshe671/
Wawence671/
Weyinse671/
Winschi671/
Venshie671/
Huenchi671/
Huenses671/
Uincher671/
Wienske671/
Wayense671/
Venshee671/
Wűnscheová671/
Winchep671/
Wouenge671/
Woinche671/
Woinshe671/
Vwenshy671/
Wenscki671/
Wemcher671/
Wenship670/
Winchey670/
Wenskey670/
Weinchy670/
Weinsed670/
Weanser670/
Winched670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wuensche
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