Weissbrich Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Ireland

Weissbrich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weissbrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Weissbrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weissbrich is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weissbrich? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weissbrich is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Weissbrich live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Weissbrich is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent reside, Bavaria, where 10 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Weissbrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weissbrich has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Weissbrich
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