Wüstenberg Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wüstenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wüstenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1561:69,6418,896
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Wustenberg (58) are calculated separately.

Wüstenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wüstenberg occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Wustenberg. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wüstenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wüstenberg is the 320,306th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,244,684 people. Wüstenberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wüstenberg live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wüstenberg is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,156 people, or 1 in 69,641. In Germany it is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 19 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany Wüstenberg occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 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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