Viegener Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Viegener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viegener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1821:442,33839,473
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Viegener Last Name Facts

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

Viegener is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viegener? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Viegener are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Viegener is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 442,338. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Viegener Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Viegener earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.85% more than the national average, earning $69,484 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigener9359/
Vegener9335/
Fiegener88192/
Biegener8823/
Wiegener883/
Wiedgener820/
Wegener8031,544/
Figener8010/
Uegener802/
Wigener801/
Begener801/
Viginer801/
Wiesener751,297/
Viginier75188/
Weggener75165/
Figgener75104/
Waegener7558/
Vagiener757/
Weguener755/
Biesener754/
Weegener751/
Wegenger751/
Weigener751/
Feigener750/
Wiggener750/
Wieginer750/
Feighener715/
Wiesesner711/
Figenheer711/
Biesenher710/
Fegeneher710/
Bügener67171/
Wägener6712/
Väizene678/
Begenir672/
Wigoner672/
Biezene671/
Viegini671/
Wegoner671/
Weginer671/
Wegenir671/
Wegenerová671/
Weganer670/

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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 Viegener
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