Wefers Surname

209,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wefers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wefers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8101:44,4785,833
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wefers Last Name Facts

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

Wefers is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wefers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wefers is the 209,713th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,699,262 people. The surname Wefers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wefers reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,810 people, or 1 in 44,478. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Wefers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wefers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wefers last name rose 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wefers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wefers last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wefers surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Wefers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $58,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weffers9249/
Wiefers927/
Weefers921/
Wesfers920/
Wafers8318/
Beffers77155/
Viefers7778/
Wiffers7760/
Waffers772/
Wyffers771/
Huefers770/
Vieffers712/
Wieforss712/
Weaphers712/
Vyfers67108/
Wäfors678/
Vejfors6220/
Wiphers622/
Väfors5034/
Vifors509/

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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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  • 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 Wefers
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