Wunderlich Surname
Approximately 29,231 people bear this surname
Wunderlich Surname Definition:
(German) The odd, or moody, man; one who was curious or nosy.
Wunderlich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,496 | 1:3,745 | 412 |
| United States | 5,451 | 1:66,494 | 7,757 |
| Brazil | 433 | 1:494,398 | 18,652 |
| France | 274 | 1:242,419 | 37,533 |
| Austria | 268 | 1:31,774 | 5,119 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Hungary | 188 | 1:52,214 | 5,547 |
| Argentina | 148 | 1:288,807 | 23,114 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| Poland | 91 | 1:417,679 | 44,209 |
| Guatemala | 90 | 1:178,696 | 3,639 |
| Switzerland | 84 | 1:97,773 | 10,519 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Czechia | 33 | 1:322,226 | 40,051 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 594 | 1:84,543 | 8,821 |
The alternate forms: Wünderlich (97) are calculated separately.
Wunderlich (18) may also be a first name.
Wunderlich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The odd, or moody, man; one who was curious or nosy.
(German), Wonderful.
Wunderlich Demographics
Average Male Wunderlich Height
179.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wunderlich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wunderlich Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wunderlich is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Wünderlich. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wunderlich? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,848th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 249,309 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wunderlich reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Wunderlich is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 21,496 people, or 1 in 3,745. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 21 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Wunderlich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wunderlich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wunderlich last name increased 918 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wunderlich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wunderlich last name are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.46% registered with the political party.
The amount Wunderlich earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning 262,108 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning R 226,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $24,608,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $52,910 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wünderlich | 97 | 97 | / |
| Wunderlic | 95 | 3 | / |
| Wunderlicht | 95 | 2 | / |
| Wonderlich | 90 | 302 | / |
| Vunderlich | 90 | 7 | / |
| Bunderlich | 90 | 5 | / |
| Wunderlych | 90 | 2 | / |
| Wundorlich | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wumderlich | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wunderlish | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wunderlech | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wunderlichová | 87 | 32 | / |
| Wunderlichova | 87 | 1 | / |
| Wonderleich | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wonderlic | 84 | 34 | / |
| Vunderlikh | 80 | 33 | / |
| Wonderlech | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vunderlix | 74 | 1 | / |
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