Weissenstein Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Weissenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weissenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Austria291:293,63633,260
France231:2,887,944200,772
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Weissenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weissenstein occurs most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weissenstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Weissenstein live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Weissenstein is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 30 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 11 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Weissenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weissenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weissenstein last name expanded 793 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weissenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weissenstein last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weissenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.74% less than the national average, earning R 119,448 per year and in United States they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $44,733 USD per year.

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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 Weissenstein
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