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 last name Wüthrich is found most in Switzerland. It may be rendered as: Wuthrich. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wüthrich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,855th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 707,048 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wüthrich reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wüthrich is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 10,184 people, or 1 in 806. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated 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. Barring Switzerland Wüthrich exists 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 incidence of Wüthrich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wüthrich last name declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

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