Wünsche Surname

72,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wünsche Surname User-submission:

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

Wünsche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5851:12,2261,575
Austria841:101,37414,603
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Wunsche (345) & Wűnsche (3) are calculated separately.

Wünsche Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Wünsche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wünsche occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Wunsche or Wűnsche. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wünsche? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,442nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,070,910 people. The last name Wünsche is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wünsche live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 6,585 people, or 1 in 12,226. In Germany Wünsche is mostly found in: Saxony, where 47 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany Wünsche exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Wünsche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wünsche has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wünsche last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wünsche Last Name Statistics demography

Wünsche earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 95.83% more than the national average, earning 677,737 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wunsche95345/
Wűnsche953/
Wünsch927,632/
Wnsche9233/
Winsche8650/
Wensche8620/
Bünsche866/
Wünch8327/
Wünscheová826/
Wuensche80506/
Winscher80290/
Wunscher806/
Wenscher806/
Wunschee801/
Winscheh800/
Winschep800/
Winsch77248/
Wensch77160/
Bünsch7752/
Winche7747/
Wűnsch7718/
Wynsch7712/
Wenche779/
Wynche777/
Wunshe776/
Wunche775/
Vünsch774/
Wenshe771/
Winshe771/
Wünschová75128/
Wuenscher7578/
Wnsh734/
Wnce731/
Wuensch71957/
Wiensch7199/
Bensche7129/
Weunsch718/
Wunschi714/
Wunsher714/
Vensche714/
Wuenche713/
Winshep712/
Winschi711/
Bunsche711/
Wenchee711/
Winchep711/
Wenscke711/
Wyncher711/
Wionshe711/
Wűnscheová711/
Winched710/
Wuinche710/
Wuinsch710/
Winchey710/
Winch6711,713/
Wince671,349/
Wence671,240/
Wense67282/
Wensh67198/
Winse67111/
Wench6785/
Wynch6742/
Wünst6734/
Wonce6719/
Wonse6716/
Wunce676/
Huensche675/
Wunse674/
Wenschka672/
Wencheat671/
Bnsch671/
Bnshe671/
Winchezz671/
Wuencher671/
Wynce671/
Wuenscke671/
Winschip671/
Weuncher670/
Winsh670/
Winchead670/
Wincherr670/

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