Weissmuller Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Weissmuller Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weissmuller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
France621:1,071,334116,831
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Weissmüller (249) are calculated separately.

Weissmuller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weissmuller is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Weissmüller. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weissmuller? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weissmuller is the 1,006,539th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Weissmuller live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Connecticut, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Weissmuller exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 22 percent reside.

Weissmuller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weissmuller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weissmuller surname rose 1,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weissmuller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weissmuller surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Weissmuller earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,067 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 Weissmuller
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