von Wiegen Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

von Wiegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Wiegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

von Wiegen Last Name Facts

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

von Wiegen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von Wiegen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of von Wiegen reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States von Wiegen is most prevalent in: New York, where 38 percent live, Hawaii, where 25 percent live and Kentucky, where 25 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent live and Greece, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Wiesen902/
van Wiegen901/
van Wegen84662/
van Viegen80652/
van Wiggen80349/
van Weegen8074/
van Wiechen7693/
van Begen741/
van Wegin740/
van Biezen70486/
van Beugen70279/
Van-Viegen703/
van Vierzen6779/
van Begin6390/
van Huijzen5724/

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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
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  • 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 von Wiegen
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