Waissberg Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWaissberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waissberg Surname Meaning
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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.
- nickiwaisbergWaissberg 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_stauferWaissberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waissberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waissberg is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waissberg? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Waissberg live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.
This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 67 percent live and São Paulo, where 33 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
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