Wüsthoff Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wüsthoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wüsthoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7411:108,64413,419
Austria121:709,62061,025
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Wusthoff (152) are calculated separately.

Wüsthoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wüsthoff is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wusthoff. For other potential spellings of Wüsthoff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wüsthoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wüsthoff is the 446,308th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wüsthoff live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 741 people, or 1 in 108,644. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent are found and Hamburg, where 6 percent are found. Besides Germany Wüsthoff occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Wüsthoff Last Name Statistics demography

Wüsthoff earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning 344,685 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wusthoff96152/
Wüsthof9398/
Wisthoff88228/
Wuesthoff82348/
Woesthoff82206/
Weusthoff82150/
Wausthoff821/
Wiesthoff820/
Wusthof8026/
Wistoff8020/
Wisthof800/
Weusthof75277/
Woesthof7521/
Vusthoff759/
Visthoff759/
Wisstoff758/
Wuestoff751/
Wuesthof751/
Woostoff750/
Wisthaff750/
Wistof7110/
Woesstoff710/
Vousthoff710/
Wistaff67144/
Vistoff674/
Bustoff672/
Wusthow671/

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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 Wüsthoff
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