Wüstenhagen Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wüstenhagen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wüstenhagen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6511:123,66415,113
Austria271:315,38635,058
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Wustenhagen (5) are calculated separately.

Wüstenhagen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wüstenhagen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wustenhagen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wüstenhagen? popularity and diffusion

Wüstenhagen is the 478,963rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wüstenhagen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 123,664. In Germany it is most common in: Brandenburg, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Berlin, where 16 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Wüstenhagen Last Name Statistics demography

Wüstenhagen earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.3% less than the national average, earning R 198,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wustenhagen975/
Wistenhagen9116/
Westenhagen911/
Wuestenhagen8773/
Weustenhagen8713/
Westengen80113/
Westingen700/

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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 Wüstenhagen
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