Wassenberg

Wassenberg Meaning & Origin

About Wassenberg
The surname Wassenberg is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "wasser" meaning "water" and "berg" meaning "mountain" or "hill." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wassenberg can be interpreted as "water mountain" or "hill by the water." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near a water source or a hill located near water.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Wassenberg is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Wassenberg: 316
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 63,218
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wassenberg based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASNPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W02051062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 S AH0 N B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/wassenberg*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASNPRK', 'FSNPRK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W251

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wassenberg in Braille

Here's how to represent Wassenberg in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Wassenberg in braille

How to sign the name Wassenberg using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Wassenberg using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Wassenberg in sign language

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