Wesener Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wesener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3081:261,38127,997
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Austria471:181,17923,261
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Wesener Last Name Facts

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

Wesener is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesener? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 468,873rd most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Wesener reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 261,381. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Wesener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wesener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wesener last name grew 674 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wesener last name are 34.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Wesener earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.52% more than the national average, earning $62,857 CAD per year.

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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 Wesener
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