Wefer Surname
Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname
Wefer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 751 | 1:107,198 | 13,246 |
| United States | 183 | 1:1,980,650 | 127,499 |
| Venezuela | 151 | 1:200,027 | 5,444 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Wefer Demographics
Average Wefer Salary in
United States
$46,642 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wefer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wefer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wefer has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wefer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 318,721st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. The surname Wefer is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wefer live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wefer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 751 people, or 1 in 107,198. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Bremen, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Venezuela, where 13 percent live.
Wefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wefer last name grew 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wefer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wefer are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Wefer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $23,242,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,642 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weffer | 91 | 1,530 | / |
| Weafer | 91 | 808 | / |
| Wepfer | 91 | 624 | / |
| Wehfer | 91 | 37 | / |
| Wuefer | 91 | 7 | / |
| Weefer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wefere | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wiefer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whefer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weifer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weferd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wefeer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woefer | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weifert | 83 | 87 | / |
| Wieffer | 83 | 82 | / |
| Wueffer | 83 | 52 | / |
| Weaffer | 83 | 22 | / |
| Waeffer | 83 | 9 | / |
| Weisfer | 83 | 5 | / |
| Weifher | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weafear | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wefferd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wueferd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woeffer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wheufer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wafer | 80 | 3,942 | / |
| Wefir | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uefer | 80 | 8 | / |
| Vefer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Befer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wefre | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wofer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wifer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiffert | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wuefpher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waffer | 73 | 225 | / |
| Veffer | 73 | 135 | / |
| Beffer | 73 | 55 | / |
| Beifer | 73 | 35 | / |
| Wayfer | 73 | 31 | / |
| Waifer | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wafeer | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wetfir | 73 | 14 | / |
| Woffer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wytfer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wifert | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiffer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beyfer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weffre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weifre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uepfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wepher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wipfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woefir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beefer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veifer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weißferdt | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hueffer | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vhefere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Veifert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huefert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wipfier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiffier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaifer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weapher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiffert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beiffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wifferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whaffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitfer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Wefer Reference & Research
Weaver DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Weaver FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wefer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis