Viehweg Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Viehweg Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Cattle Way or Run [Ger. vieh, Middle High German vihe, O.H.Ger. film, fehu, cattle + Ger. weg, Middle High German O.H.Ger. wec = Old Saxon weg, way, road, &c.]

Viehweg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6401:125,79015,361
United States4211:860,94865,474
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Viehweg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Cattle Way or Run [Ger. vieh, Middle High German vihe, O.H.Ger. film, fehu, cattle + Ger. weg, Middle High German O.H.Ger. wec = Old Saxon weg, way, road, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Viehweg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viehweg occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viehweg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Viehweg is the 332,050th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. The last name Viehweg is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Viehweg are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 125,790. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Viehweg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Viehweg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 6,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viehweg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viehweg last name are 30% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Viehweg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.39% more than the national average, earning R 450,060 per year and in United States they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $42,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viehwegh931/
Vieweg922,667/
Viewegh8666/
Fiehweg8643/
Viewegg865/
Viehwig863/
Veihweg861/
Viehweq861/
Veweg830/
Wieweg7778/
Viewig7716/
Fieweg775/
Veaweg770/
Wiewegg7134/
Vievegh719/
Wiewegh716/
Wiweg6754/
Fiweg6721/
Viwek675/
Beweg671/
Veveg671/

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