Weniger Surname

98,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weniger Surname Definition:

(German) The short or small man.

Weniger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6401:22,1172,931
United States6561:552,52945,649
Austria1501:56,7708,881
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
France931:714,22389,679
Poland501:760,17561,940
Canada401:921,14070,350
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Israel151:570,50941,023
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Weniger (37) may also be a first name.

Weniger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The short or small man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Weniger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weniger has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Weniger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weniger? popularity and diffusion

Weniger is the 98,465th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,513,509 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Weniger are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Weniger is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 37 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 3,640 people, or 1 in 22,117. In Germany Weniger is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Weniger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weniger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weniger surname increased 1,112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weniger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weniger surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weniger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $41,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,663 CAD per year.

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