Wessner Surname
Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname
Wessner Surname User-submission:
The surname, Wesner, was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.
Wessner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,106 | 1:327,721 | 29,754 |
| Germany | 336 | 1:239,600 | 26,292 |
| Brazil | 213 | 1:1,005,044 | 35,543 |
| Austria | 170 | 1:50,091 | 7,948 |
| Switzerland | 168 | 1:48,886 | 6,528 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
Wessner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname, Wesner, was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.
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Wessner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wessner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wessner occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wessner? popularity and diffusion
Wessner is the 189,282nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,265,030 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wessner live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,106 people, or 1 in 327,721. In The United States Wessner is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 47 percent reside, Maryland, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.
Wessner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wessner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wessner last name increased 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wessner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wessner surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the party.
The amount Wessner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $39,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $45,788 CAD per year.
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