Weißer Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weißer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weißer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4841:23,1073,062
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Comoros11:749,524685
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Weißer Last Name Facts

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

Weißer is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weißer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weißer is the 129,773rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,088,721 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Weißer reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Weißer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 3,484 people, or 1 in 23,107. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weißert92466/
Wißer9151/
Weßer9111/
Weißerth8661/
Weiser8321,681/
Beißer83469/
Weicer837/
Wießer834/
Weixer832/
Wesier831/
Weisser778,250/
Weicher77305/
Weiszer77147/
Wessier7757/
Weisher7736/
Weihser7720/
Weiczer7718/
Wiecier778/
Weicere776/
Weisger774/
Weiseer772/
Wiesier772/
Wheiser771/
Weizzer771/
Weijser771/
Weiizer771/
Weisere770/
Weieser770/
Weiscer770/
Wiser735,788/
Weser732,409/
Waßer73149/
Vißer73110/
Beßer7347/
Wesir7325/
Wecer7322/
Wexer7310/
Wicer733/
Wixer730/
Weischer71537/
Weitczer7120/
Weiserth718/
Weicherz717/
Weishert717/
Weishear713/
Wisehier712/
Weisheer711/
Weisserd711/
Wiessier711/
Weissere711/
Weihsert711/
Weisheir710/
Weidsert710/
Wiheiser710/
Weisiert710/
Wieser6724,098/
Wicher675,931/
Wisser673,240/
Beiser672,056/
Wisher671,281/
Waseer671,094/
Besier671,004/
Wesser67874/
Beizer67335/
Waiser67260/
Weiserová67238/
Veiser67223/
Veizer67200/
Weaser67160/
Weeser67112/
Weisscher67107/
Wasier67103/
Wetser6779/
Wecher6763/
Waeser6752/
Vesier6749/
Wehser6746/
Wesere6735/
Weisserth6720/
Weycer6718/
Weyser6718/
Beixer6716/
Wejzer6713/
Veicer6711/
Beußer6710/
Wesire679/
Woizer679/
Weczer677/
Wesert677/
Beyßer677/
Wiecer676/
Weiserova675/
Whiser674/
Wesher673/
Weacer673/
Wisert672/
Wejser672/
Weszer672/
Woiser671/
Weiichert671/
Weisheart671/
Weisshere671/
Weitchert671/
Wiszer671/
Weezir671/
Beicer671/
Weuser671/
Wicert671/
Widser671/
Weischert671/
Wiseer671/
Wiyser671/
Wisger670/
Weitscher670/
Wessir670/
Wecirt670/
Weicherrt670/
Wacier670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weißer
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