Wulsch Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Wulsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Norway111:467,48139,375
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wulsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wulsch occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulsch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wulsch reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 44 percent live, Brandenburg, where 35 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Norway, where 9 percent live.

Wulsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wulsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wulsch last name increased 169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wulsch Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wulsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.17% less than the national average, earning 262,436 kr per year and in United States they earn 38.8% more than the national average, earning $59,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wulsche9218/
Wulch910/
Wolsch83127/
Wulche832/
Bulsch831/
Wuls8074/
Wauls7375/
Wolsh7347/
Wulst7343/
Bulsh734/
Wuils732/
Vulch731/
Wulss731/
Wules731/
Wulce730/
Wulls730/
Wuschels711/
Volsch6757/
Wulles6749/
Baulsh678/
Vulshe674/
Woules672/
Vulche671/
Wuiles670/
Vaulch670/
Whules670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wulsch
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