Weinberg Surname

19,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Weinberg Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Vineyard (on a hill) [Ger. wein, wine, vine; Middle High German O.H.Ger. win, from Latin vin-um. wine + Ger. Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg, hill]

Weinberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,2801:20,9762,646
Israel4,1181:2,078228
Germany3,4641:23,2413,081
Canada6171:59,7177,040
England4691:118,80212,073
France4221:157,40024,433
South Africa2361:229,56723,799
Netherlands2231:75,72712,826
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Austria491:173,78422,520
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Panama151:260,8176,584
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Estonia121:110,15019,471
China111:124,301,9616,553
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Wales41:773,63329,106
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:84,1188,785

Weinberg (42) may also be a first name.

Weinberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Vineyard (on a hill) [Ger. wein, wine, vine; Middle High German O.H.Ger. win, from Latin vin-um. wine + Ger. Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg, hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Vineyard” in German. (Literally “Vine Hill”.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Vineyard” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Swiss) One who came from Weinberg or Weinberge (grape mountain), the name of many places in Germany and Switzerland; dweller at, or near, a vineyard.

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

(from a place name) In West Europe Weinberg indicates a mountain in Westphalia. East European Weinbergs derive their name from Wyntbark, a suburb of Danzig, where most of the Jewish population was concentrated. The Weinbergs of central Europe derive their name from the village of Weinberg, near Nikolsburg, Moravia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Weinberg Last Name Facts

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

Weinberg occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weinberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,597th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 260,381 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Weinberg are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 42 people.

Weinberg is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 17,280 people, or 1 in 20,976. In The United States Weinberg is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Weinberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weinberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weinberg surname increased 2,894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weinberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weinberg surname are 40.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Weinberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.24% more than the national average, earning R 497,232 per year; in United States they earn 32.38% more than the national average, earning $57,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.13% more than the national average, earning $83,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weienberg9418/
Weinbergs9412/
Weinbeerg941/
Weinhberg941/
Weinmberg941/
Weinbergh940/
Weisnberg940/
Winberg934,204/
Wenberg93760/
Weisenberg89828/
Weißenberg89627/
Weitenberg89441/
Weisinberg897/
Wettinberg890/
Wehienberg890/
Wennberg883,877/
Wijnberg881,076/
Wainberg88750/
Veinberg88326/
Winnberg88264/
Weinburg88151/
Weimberg88136/
Wyenberg8890/
Weynberg8861/
Winbergh8819/
Weinborg8817/
Whinberg887/
Beinberg886/
Wejnberg883/
Weinverg882/
Weinbarg881/
Weinberc881/
Weenberg880/
Weissenberg84605/
Weichenberg8436/
Weinbergová847/
Weinbergova843/
Weisesnberg841/
Weiszenberg841/
Weihsenberg841/
Weisenbergh840/
Wesenberg821,879/
Weyenberg821,328/
Veinbergs82766/
Wijenberg82261/
Wayenberg82196/
Wisenberg82102/
Wijnbergh8263/
Waßenberg8249/
Watenberg8244/
Wågenberg8234/
Weinburgh8223/
Wyenbergh8218/
Wajenberg8211/
Wytenberg828/
Wißenberg827/
Wäsenberg825/
Wasenberg823/
Wacenberg822/
Wijanberg821/
Wesimberg821/
Weimbergs821/
Wesinburg820/
Weineburg820/
Wanberg80339/
Wynberg80302/
Wimberg80252/
Weischenberg80207/
Wenburg8062/
Wemberg8036/
Winburg8035/
Wänberg8012/
Winverg800/
Weisenburg78301/
Weyenbergh78152/
Weißenburg7887/
Wijenbergh7876/
Wessenberg7858/
Wayenbergh7851/
Wissenberg7845/
Weisemberg7833/
Waisenberg7832/
Whitenberg7826/
Wajcenberg7821/
Wyttenberg7817/
Wachenberg7813/
Weesenberg7810/
Weicenburg784/
Wijenberhg782/
Waicenberg782/
Wajsenberg782/
Wichenberg781/
Wojcenberg781/
Veisenberg781/
Wettenberg780/
Wittinberg780/
Wisenbergh780/
Wisienberg780/
Wehsenberg780/
Vainberg75330/
Wannberg75317/
Wajnberg75278/
Vienberg75179/
Veynberg75173/
Waimberg7590/
Wienburg7564/
Wiemberg7541/
Vaenberg7537/
Wahnberg7534/
Waynberg7532/
Wynbergh7517/
Beinburg7515/
Wainbarg7513/
Bainberg759/
Winnburg754/
Voenberg754/
Wännberg753/
Wyemberg752/
Wyneberg752/
Winburgh751/
Wainburg751/
Weemberg751/
Weanburg750/
Wajchenberg7465/
Weissenburg7444/
Wattenbergh7437/
Waichenberg7424/
Weisenburgh7420/
Weijtenburg7419/
Wittenbergh7417/
Wejchenberg7412/
Weijsenburg744/
Wuittenberg741/
Wittenberrg741/
Whittinberg740/
Waissenberg740/
Wiggenbergh740/
Vitenberg71283/
Wytenburg7156/
Wayenburg7145/
Beienburg7128/
Weyemberg7126/
Vesenberg7125/
Beyenberg7119/
Weyenborg7115/
Wesemberg7114/
Wesenburg7113/
Vayenberg719/
Visenberg718/
Weyenburg718/
Wisemberg716/
Vainbergs715/
Vatenberg714/
Veynbergs713/
Vågenberg713/
Watenburg712/
Witenburg712/
Wayemberg712/
Wasenburg711/
Veyneberg711/
Wanbergue711/
Weßenburg711/
Wainburgh710/
Wetenburg710/
Wittenburg672,430/
Vissenberg67538/
Vanberg67508/
Wamberg67305/
Wijtenburg67272/
Wassenburg67231/
Wissenburg67205/
Vittenberg67121/
Whitenburg67101/
Wissemberg6799/
Wattenburg6758/
Wayembergh6752/
Wuytenburg6752/
Vaisenberg6751/
Vaysenberg6751/
Vitenbergs6744/
Weyembergh6714/
Banberg6712/
Wynburg6712/
Wattemberg677/
Wayenborgh675/
Wayembercg674/
Vajsenberg672/
Veysenberg672/
Waisenburg672/
Wanburg672/
Whittnburg672/
Wemburg672/
Wittimberg672/
Wassemberg672/
Vaicenberg671/
Wejsemberg671/
Wuitenburg671/
Weetemberg671/
Wohiemberg671/
Veisemberg671/
Wascemberg671/
Waisemberg671/
Witenburgh670/
Wittenbirg670/
Whetenburg670/
Wessenburg670/
Wettenburg670/
Vessenberg670/
Weysenburg670/
Wisienburg670/
Wisenburgh670/
Waitenburg670/

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