Weissbach Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weissbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weissbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3821:210,74723,905
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
France621:1,071,334116,831
Canada441:837,40065,151
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Sweden181:547,04239,827
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Austria91:946,15970,786
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Weissbach Last Name Facts

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

Weissbach is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weissbach? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,769th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Weissbach live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 210,747. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 16 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Weissbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weissbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weissbach last name rose 1,091 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weissbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weissbach surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.42% registered with the party.

The amount Weissbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.28% more than the national average, earning R 523,476 per year; in United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $53,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisbach941,050/
Wissbach946/
Weihsbach8937/
Veissbach8919/
Weiszbach8910/
Wisbach8847/
Weißbach823,412/
Wiesbach8278/
Weesbach8260/
Wisbeach8243/
Waisbach821/
Weisbachová804/
Weschbach7846/
Vesbach7592/
Wisbech7573/
Visbach7548/
Bisbach7521/
Wißbach7514/
Besbach752/
Wadsbach7114/
Wechbach711/
Wisbas671/
Beschbach670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weissbach
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