Weidemeyer Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weidemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weidemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1251:644,04450,561
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Weidemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weidemeyer is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weidemeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Weidemeyer reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 644,044. In Germany Weidemeyer is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 58 percent live, Berlin, where 12 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Weidemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weidemeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weidemeyer surname expanded 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weidemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weidemeyer last name are 32.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.17% registered with the party.

Weidemeyer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $48,494 USD per year.

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Weidemeyer Reference & Research

Wiedemeier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wiedemeier 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 Weidemeyer
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