Weidner Surname

17,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weidner Surname Definition:

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman; dweller on, or near, a pasture; one who came from Weidenau (pasture land), in Germany.

Weidner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,1831:4,197476
United States10,8611:33,3734,163
Austria3101:27,4694,354
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
France1551:428,53462,172
England1541:361,80625,827
Poland1171:324,86137,737
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Belgium671:171,59223,333
Hungary471:208,85717,470
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Israel251:342,30528,607
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
China101:136,732,1577,199
Wales91:343,83718,086
Norway71:734,61250,907
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6081:31,2313,765

The alternate forms: Weídner (1) are calculated separately.

Weidner (71) may also be a first name.

Weidner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who hunted game, a huntsman; dweller on, or near, a pasture; one who came from Weidenau (pasture land), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Weidner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weidner (Arabic: فايدنر) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Weídner. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weidner? popularity and diffusion

Weidner is the 17,341st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 228,007 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Weidner are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Weidner is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 71 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 19,183 people, or 1 in 4,197. In Germany Weidner is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Weidner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weidner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weidner surname increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weidner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weidner surname are 16.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weidner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning 311,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.35% more than the national average, earning R 452,352 per year; in United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $57,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weídner951/
Weidener93174/
Weiodner931/
Widner925,665/
Wedner92351/
Weijdener8814/
Weidhhner882/
Weideneer881/
Weidenner880/
Wiedner862,982/
Waidner86514/
Wedgner8666/
Veidner8638/
Weydner869/
Whidner868/
Wejdner867/
Beidner866/
Widgner863/
Widdner860/
Weedner860/
Weadner860/
Wisdner860/
Weidnerová8220/
Weydener8039/
Whidneer801/
Wiednger801/
Bidner77944/
Bedner77821/
Wydner77257/
Vidner77242/
Wadner77157/
Vedner7761/
Widnér774/
Wednir770/
Widnir770/
Widnerová7512/
Wadnere71246/
Wajdner71108/
Vidnere7148/
Vaidner7133/
Viedner7130/
Veydner7123/
Beadner7112/
Huedner719/
Wydener711/
Hbidner711/
Wadnger711/
Vednere711/
Vejdner711/
Biddner710/
Beudner710/
Wasdner710/
Waydener673/
Vejedner671/
Bidinner670/

Weidner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weidner in the Arabic language
فايدنرfaydnr-

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Weidner Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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