de Wiest Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Wiest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wiest Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium671:171,59223,333
France121:5,535,227269,324

de Wiest Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Wiest is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of de Wiest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wiest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of de Wiest live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

de Wiest is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 171,592. In Belgium de Wiest is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de West9339/
de Wiet9310/
de Wies930/
de Wiese881/
de Weste881/
der Wijst821/
de Best801,442/
de Bies80248/
de Viet80165/
de Wied8036/
de Vies8013/
de Wier802/
da West801/
de Biet801/
de Vest801/
de Wijer7596/
de Voest7532/
de Viese752/
de Vuist752/
de Vieth751/
de Beust750/
de Voist750/
de Wyeth750/
der Wiesche741/
de Bie717,850/
de Vuijst7197/
di Vieste7151/
de Waijer7123/
de Vie7120/
de Buijst7119/
de Wée7112/
da Wie713/
de Bije6719/
de Waaijer6719/
de Vust6714/
da Best6712/
de Viez674/
De-Best674/
de Vier674/
da Vies673/
de Wyer671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 de Wiest
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