Wunder Surname

59,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wunder Surname Definition:

(German) The odd, or moody, man; one who was curious or nosy.

Wunder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4871:103,94611,441
Germany3,4771:23,1543,067
Brazil4441:482,14918,217
Canada2771:133,01713,807
Austria2181:39,0626,282
Bolivia1901:55,8762,867
Australia761:355,20729,862
Israel701:122,25213,395
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
England191:2,932,529101,561
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Wunder (40) may also be a first name.

Wunder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The odd, or moody, man; one who was curious or nosy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wunder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wunder is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wunder? popularity and diffusion

Wunder is the 59,077th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 852,943 people. The last name Wunder occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wunder live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most common forename on earth, held by 40 people.

The last name Wunder is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,487 people, or 1 in 103,946. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Wunder occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Wunder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wunder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wunder last name increased 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wunder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wunder are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wunder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,330 per year; in South Africa they earn 161.49% more than the national average, earning R 621,408 per year; in United States they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $48,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $53,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wounder9239/
Wundere922/
Waunder922/
Wuinder921/
Wundder920/
Wonder831,503/
Vunder83783/
Bunder83455/
Wumder830/
Wunderová805/
Wunderhch802/
Beunder77378/
Bounder77214/
Whonder7766/
Whinder7762/
Wonderz773/
Buynder773/
Baunder772/
Woender771/
Boundher711/
Bünder67359/
Vundre674/
Bundir671/
Boundir625/
Bundoir621/
Vondder621/
Vondier621/
D'Vonder571/
Vonddeer570/

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