Wunsch Surname

56,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wunsch Surname User-submission:

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

Wunsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7781:21,3092,832
United States2,4151:150,08715,448
Brazil8091:264,61610,190
Austria5951:14,3122,105
Australia2641:102,25611,519
Canada2181:169,01616,995
France1341:495,69269,430
Czechia1111:95,79715,936
Luxembourg781:7,4431,143
Poland701:542,98251,331
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Uruguay601:57,1966,215
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Finland441:124,92512,029
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Sweden321:307,71121,451
England241:2,321,58686,519
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Hungary121:818,02342,199
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

The alternate forms: Wünsch (7,632) are calculated separately.

Wunsch (12) may also be a first name.

Wunsch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Wunsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wunsch is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wünsch. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wunsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,462nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 811,350 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Wunsch are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wunsch is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name on earth, held by 12 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 3,778 people, or 1 in 21,309. In Germany Wunsch is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Wunsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wunsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wunsch surname grew 819 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wunsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wunsch surname are 36.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wunsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.75% less than the national average, earning 205,056 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.64% less than the national average, earning R 131,556 per year; in United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wünsch947,632/
Wunsche92345/
Wounsch9223/
Waunsch9222/
Weunsch928/
Wuinsch920/
Wunch91245/
Wunsh91104/
Wonsch83168/
Waunch8382/
Bunsch8365/
Wounch8312/
Wunshe836/
Wunche835/
Wusnch832/
Vunsch831/
Weunch830/
Wuinsh830/
Wuns805/
Wunschova802/
Bounsch770/
Wuinche770/
Vunsh73156/
Wunsz7387/
Wünch7327/
Wunce736/
Wunse734/
Bunsh733/
Vunch732/
Wouns731/
Wonsh731/
Wumch730/
Baunsh6758/
Bünsch6752/
Wucens6710/
Vunche678/
Vünsch674/
Vonsch673/
Wounce672/
Waunse671/
Waunns671/
Vounch671/
Weunns670/
Wuinse670/

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