Wesen Surname

81,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,4731:17,8232,389
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Finland181:305,37222,464
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Wesén (52) are calculated separately.

Wesen (2,164) may also be a first name.

Wesen Last Name Facts

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

Wesen is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wesén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81,937th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,230,796 people. The surname Wesen is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wesen are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wesen is also the 161,203rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 2,164 people.

It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,473 people, or 1 in 17,823. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Wesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wesen last name are 17.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.27% registered to vote for the political party.

Wesen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.59% more than the national average, earning $57,213 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesén9352/
Wiesen913,622/
Wessen912,445/
Weisen91439/
Weseen91123/
Weysen9135/
Weesen9128/
Wuesen9115/
Weasen9111/
Wesjen912/
Weshen912/
Wedsen911/
Wesehn911/
Waesen911/
Wesend910/
Wesien910/
Weusen910/
Whesen910/
Wesn893/
Weissen83390/
Weisend83297/
Weisent8384/
Weishen8354/
Wiessen8337/
Weschen8315/
Weijsen839/
Wessien837/
Wesseen834/
Hweisen831/
Wiesien831/
Wieszen831/
Weisene831/
Waessen831/
Weeshen831/
Whetsen830/
Weisenk830/
Wosen8011,315/
Besen803,900/
Wesin802,005/
Wasen801,311/
Wisen80391/
Wegen80358/
Wesan80150/
Vesen80126/
Weson8063/
Wesem8030/
Wysen8024/
Uesen8016/
Wezen807/
Wiesn802/
Wejen802/
Wetsn801/
Wexen801/
Wesne801/
Weshn801/
Weisn800/
Weissend77192/
Wieschen7798/
Weissent7721/
Weisehan777/
Weischen771/
Wueschen770/
Wesson7310,031/
Wossen736,333/
Waseen733,190/
Beysen732,219/
Wetjen731,352/
Vaesen731,182/
Wassen731,149/
Wissen731,073/
Wyssen73837/
Weggen73679/
Bessen73482/
Wessin73354/
Beisen73277/
Besgen73266/
Weegen73191/
Wessén73191/
Wijsen73155/
Waisen73123/
Beesen73111/
Weshan7392/
Wessan7387/
Whesin7387/
Weason7386/
Weißen7369/
Weigen7366/
Waasen7356/
Weisan7356/
Weyzen7344/
Wishen7341/
Wieseń7339/
Weejin7335/
Weison7333/
Wajsen7333/
Wesgan7330/
Wosien7328/
Huesen7327/
Wisgen7325/
Wegend7324/
Wesian7324/
Waseun7322/
Veisen7321/
Weijen7321/
Weizen7319/
Wessem7318/
Vessen7316/
Behsen7314/
Waszen7313/
Wetgen7313/
Vedsen7312/
Waesin7312/
Wazeen7311/
Veåsen7311/
Woseen739/
Werzen739/
Wiecen739/
Waysen739/
Uehsen738/
Wessne738/
Vetsen737/
Wheson737/
Weezon737/
Vesent737/
Wässen737/
Wiseen736/
Wechen736/
Wesane736/
Besien735/
Wiceen735/
Voesen734/
Whisen734/
Weeson734/
Weseem734/
Wisend734/
Wasuen734/
Ueseng734/
Wieson733/
Veesen733/
Viesen732/
Woisen732/
Wiezen732/
Wahsen732/
Bøesen732/
Weeshn732/
Beasen731/
Wiesan731/
Wegenn731/
Wehsin731/
Wasoen731/
Weshin731/
Wesont731/
Weisne731/
Weyson731/
Wesand731/
Wasien731/
Wueson731/
Wasenn731/
Uedsen731/
Wedjen731/
Wegenk731/
Weycen731/
Weysan731/
Wasaen731/
Vehsen731/
Waesan731/
Wisehn731/
Weesin731/
Wegenc731/
Weuzen731/
Wasehn731/
Veasen731/
Wesgin731/
Weisin731/
Wiesin730/
Wixsen730/
Wiscen730/
Weesne730/
Beseen730/
Weshon730/
Wedgen730/
Weagen730/
Weasin730/
Wysend730/
Whasen730/
Weischenk711/
Weezhseen711/
Weischeng711/
Weiseheng711/
Weissehan710/
Weisehahn710/
Vaessen674,412/
Weisson67708/
Weigend67509/
Waisaen67503/
Huesgen67446/
Weichen67336/
Wessang67226/
Weishan67210/
Weijzen67161/
Weegink67156/
Weissan67126/
Wasn67119/
Whissen6794/
Beyssen6776/
Wegendt6763/
Vaehsen6748/
Wiesion6745/
Wettgen6741/
Weiceng6739/
Weïssan6737/
Wiesian6734/
Beisgen6732/
Weizhen6730/
Wieszeń6724/
Wissent6720/
Wasseen6720/
Weisink6720/
Waissen6719/
Weigent6716/
Veisene6716/
Huessen6714/
Vesenne6713/
Wessant6711/
Wisgien6711/
Weisgan6710/
Wessong679/
Wisseng679/
Weisand678/
Wisn677/
Weihsin677/
Wiezien677/
Beijsen677/
Whysenn676/
Vessent674/
Wetchen674/
Besn674/
Weissin674/
Wieshan673/
Weeshan673/
Uesn673/
Wessand673/
Wheason672/
Wishsen672/
Wettjen672/
Hweizen672/
Veassen672/
Beissen672/
Weasson672/
Weidgen672/
Weaseem672/
Hweicen671/
Hweyjen671/
Huescen671/
H'Weissene671/
Vwiezen671/
Weagent671/
Weiczen671/
Weiggen671/
Whitsen671/
Wessomn671/
Wheijen671/
Whisent671/
Weishon671/
Veishen671/
Weisane671/
Wahsenn671/
Weazson671/
Veaseen671/
Whesson671/
Veeseen671/
Wessane671/
Wessoun671/
Weshong671/
Weshoon671/
Wiesień671/
Wejchen671/
Wejsand671/
Wejsoon671/
Wheisin671/
Wijssen671/
Wissend671/
Weisian671/
Wehsant671/
Wesoune671/
Wessone671/
Wossien671/
Veschen671/
Vesn671/
Weddson671/
Weehsan671/
Weejinn671/
Weesngh671/
Wesione671/
Waiseng671/
Wuiseng671/
Weechan670/
Weyshan670/
Witssen670/
Wosn670/
Weashan670/
Weissne670/
Beessen670/
Wayssen670/
Wecn670/
Whieson670/
Weadson670/
Hueshen670/
Wheezen670/
Weisohn670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesen
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