Waissberg Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Poland

Waissberg Surname User-submission:

The Waisberg surname is of German origin, meaning 'white mountain'. However, a vast majority of people carrying this surname are from Polish ancestry and, generally, belong to the Jewish community. There are numerous variations to it, such as Wajsberg or Weisberg.

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Waissberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waissberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Waisberg surname is of German origin, meaning 'white mountain'. However, a vast majority of people carrying this surname are from Polish ancestry and, generally, belong to the Jewish community. There are numerous variations to it, such as Wajsberg or Weisberg.

- nickiwaisberg

Waissberg is a German-Jewish surname with a tendency to Polish writing.

Waiss (weiss) means 'white' and berg means 'hill' or 'mount' in German.

This applies for other writings of this name like as Wajsberg, etc.

- goetz_der_staufer

Waissberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waissberg is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waissberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waissberg is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Waissberg are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Waissberg is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 67 percent are found and São Paulo, where 33 percent are found. Beside Brazil Waissberg is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

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