Viestenz Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Viestenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viestenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Viestenz Last Name Facts

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

Viestenz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viestenz? popularity and diffusion

Viestenz is the 1,276,805th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. Viestenz is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Viestenz live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Viestenz is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States Viestenz is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 23 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Viestenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viestenz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viestenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viestenz surname are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

Viestenz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $39,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vestens8017/
Vietens800/
Vietense75130/
Vestiens7515/
Vestns711/
Vistins6744/
Vistnæs672/
Festiens6312/
Westenje634/
Wiethens631/
Wistence630/
Westensøe595/
Whistence590/
Vistiņš532/
Festins531/
Westins531/
Boustens5018/
Wuijtens504/
Wehstins500/

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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 Viestenz
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