Wüthrich Surname

49,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wüthrich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wüthrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland10,1841:80642
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Austria381:224,09027,245
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Wuthrich (2,165) are calculated separately.

Wüthrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wüthrich is most common in Switzerland. It can also appear in the variant forms: Wuthrich. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wüthrich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,855th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 707,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wüthrich are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 10,184 people, or 1 in 806. In Switzerland Wüthrich is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 51 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Wüthrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wüthrich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wüthrich surname fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Wüthrich
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