Edelweiss Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Edelweiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edelweiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria211:405,49741,758
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
France61:11,070,454349,096
India51:153,413,076951,030
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Edelweiss (1,149) may also be a first name.

Edelweiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edelweiss is found most in Austria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Edelweiss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edelweiss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Edelweiss live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 234,743rd most common first name worldwide, held by 1,149 people.

Edelweiss is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 405,497. In Austria Edelweiss is most numerous in: Vienna, where 57 percent are found, Styria, where 38 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Austria it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Edelweiss Last Name Statistics demography

Edelweiss earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning $26,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edelweis9435/
Edelwess941/
Edellweis892/
Eidelweis891/
Hedelweis891/
Edelwis881/
Adelweis822/
Edelweiß822/
Edelwise821/
Eidelbes7119/
Edelwich718/
Gidelwis713/
Ideluis632/
Adiluis500/

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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 Edelweiss
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