Wepner Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wepner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wepner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2331:345,51733,688
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Austria331:258,04330,255
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wepner Last Name Facts

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

Wepner is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wepner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 643,972nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wepner are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wepner is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Hamburg, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Wepner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wepner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wepner last name increased 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wepner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wepner surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wepner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.53% less than the national average, earning R 117,552 per year and in United States they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $48,082 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weppner92752/
Weepner9227/
Wepnerr921/
Wiepner920/
Weepener8611/
Wapner83492/
Wopner831/
Wopfner77313/
Wappner77140/
Wippner773/
Huepner771/
Beipner770/
Whipner770/
Woppner770/
Hueppner710/
Vapner6731/
Wapnir679/
Bipner672/
Bippner621/

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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
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  • 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 Wepner
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