Wiest Surname

45,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0071:72,3908,367
Germany4,9571:16,2412,140
Brazil6651:321,91612,397
Canada2471:149,17215,241
France2361:281,45243,215
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Austria241:354,81038,119
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5261:95,4739,750

Wiest (13) may also be a first name.

Wiest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiest occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,509th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 639,146 people. The surname Wiest is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Wiest live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wiest is also the 3,159,357th most common first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

The surname Wiest is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,007 people, or 1 in 72,390. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 6 percent live, Texas, where 5 percent live and Michigan, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States Wiest occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Wiest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiest surname increased 952 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiest surname are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Wiest earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.03% more than the national average, earning 422,325 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 51.3% more than the national average, earning $34,349,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $48,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieszt91373/
Wiiest9140/
Wieste911/
Whiest910/
West89409,029/
Wist892,226/
Whieste830/
Weist804,046/
Wuest803,285/
Westh801,707/
Weast801,154/
Wiste801,055/
Weste80838/
Wisth80383/
Wiist80145/
Wiszt80136/
Viest80131/
Wisst8095/
Whist8076/
Wijst8071/
Weest8060/
Biest8047/
Weust8035/
Westt8032/
Wizst8012/
Wesst8010/
Weyst809/
Waist807/
Whest807/
Weszt805/
Wisht803/
Wedst802/
Hwist801/
Westd801/
Wists800/
Wuist800/
Wwest800/
Westz800/
Wiestová771/
Wueste73201/
Vieste7399/
Wischt7396/
Weiste7362/
Wueest7339/
Wescht7312/
Waiste7310/
Wisztt739/
Wejset737/
Weijst736/
Weiszt734/
Huiest733/
Westhe732/
Wheist732/
D'West732/
Westte731/
Wouest731/
Waicet731/
Vieszt731/
Westph731/
Wiecht731/
Weastt731/
Wittst731/
Witstt731/
Wweest730/
Weistt730/
Weisst730/
Weaste730/
Witste730/
Whists730/
Best67110,527/
Vest6717,723/
Wüst6713,153/
Bist679,297/
Wust673,908/
Vist671,307/
Weiseth67342/
Weisæth6753/
Uest6744/
Wißt6728/
Wyst6723/
Wäst6722/
Westová6718/
Wjst6715/
Wext678/
Uist676/
Wűst675/
Wesd674/
Wieszcz672/
Wistová672/
D'Weast671/
Wixt671/
Wizt671/
Wisd671/
Weishet671/
Wuescht671/
Wèst671/
Whistte670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiest
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