Wäckerlin Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wäckerlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wäckerlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3061:26,8404,128
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Wackerlin (143) are calculated separately.

Wäckerlin Last Name Facts

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

Wäckerlin has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can be found as a variant: Wackerlin. Click here for further possible spellings of Wäckerlin.

How Common Is The Last Name Wäckerlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 864,701st most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wäckerlin live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 26,840. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Schaffhausen, where 54 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 27 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 6 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

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