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 occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wepner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 643,972nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wepner reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

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

Wepner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wepner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wepner last name grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wepner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wepner last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% being registered with the political 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wepner
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis