Wesner Surname

84,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wesner Surname User-submission:

The surname, Wesner, was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.

Wesner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1041:116,77212,581
Germany1,4431:55,7907,226
Argentina4341:98,4878,305
Brazil2611:820,20829,701
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Poland881:431,91844,930
Israel651:131,65614,227
Austria511:166,96921,809
France511:1,302,406132,002
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:93,5179,583

Wesner (5,782) may also be a first name.

Wesner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Wesner, was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.

- mrwesner

Wesner Last Name Facts

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

Wesner is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wesner.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,002nd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,266,078 people. The surname Wesner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wesner reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wesner is also the 87,754th most common first name internationally It is held by 5,782 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,104 people, or 1 in 116,772. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Wesner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wesner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesner surname rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wesner surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wesner are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Wesner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.15% less than the national average, earning 234,803 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning R 261,444 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $53,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiesner9229,760/
Weisner923,461/
Wessner922,232/
Weesner921,309/
Weasner92274/
Woesner92135/
Weszner9234/
Wehsner9223/
Weshner9211/
Weusner922/
Wejsner922/
Wesnier920/
Wedsner920/
Whesner920/
Waesner920/
Wuesner920/
Woessner862,184/
Wiessner861,195/
Weissner86400/
Wieszner8668/
Weishner8659/
Weiszner8614/
Woesnner866/
Wueshner865/
Wessnert865/
Wiehsner863/
Weisnger862/
Weisnner862/
Wessnger861/
Wessnerr861/
Weihsner861/
Woehsner860/
Wisner837,287/
Wasner832,351/
Besner832,330/
Wejner83508/
Wysner83287/
Wosner83255/
Wezner83245/
Weßner83214/
Wexner8376/
Vesner8365/
Wösner8349/
Uesner832/
Wecner832/
Weischner8037/
Wueschner8020/
Woeschner801/
Woessnier801/
Woessnner801/
Weuschner801/
Wieschner800/
Wießner772,675/
Wössner771,451/
Beisner771,370/
Wissner771,105/
Whisner77862/
Wassner77697/
Waisner77516/
Wechner77514/
Wishner77428/
Bessner77248/
Werzner77137/
Wahsner77131/
Wejnert77109/
Weißner7799/
Wiezner7796/
Waszner7789/
Viesner7753/
Veisner7749/
Veysner7748/
Veszner7748/
Wossner7743/
Woshner7739/
Vetsner7736/
Weixner7733/
Waasner7730/
Huesner7717/
Washner7714/
Wihsner7712/
Weizner7711/
Vessner7711/
Wiszner7711/
Wisnier7710/
Beesner7710/
Wyshner778/
Wejzner778/
Beshner777/
Wejnerd776/
Vesnier776/
Weijner775/
Whysner773/
Woisner773/
Beasner771/
Weicner771/
Wasnner771/
Veshner771/
Wöhsner771/
Woeßner771/
Wysnner771/
Veasner770/
Wisgner770/
Wisnerr770/
Waysner770/
Wuisner770/
Beszner770/
Weisnir770/
Wehsnerová755/
Weitschner752/
Weisnerová752/
Wuetschner751/
D'Weissner751/
Beissner71304/
Woyshner7198/
Wischner7178/
Weichner7168/
Ueschner7152/
Waschner7147/
Beschner7138/
Wuerzner7127/
Woschner7124/
Wayshner7118/
Huessner7118/
Wuechner7114/
Weijhner7111/
Veyshner716/
Beiszner715/
Weiczner713/
Beihsner713/
Veisnere713/
Veytsner712/
Whishner712/
Voessner711/
Veschner711/
Viessner711/
Weisznerová711/
Veishner711/
Veissner711/
Wishnier710/
Whitsner710/
Whissner710/
Wassneer710/
Wizner671,450/
Bezner67950/
Wößner67942/
Wißner67559/
Wazner67412/
Visner67278/
Waßner67278/
Bisner67163/
Vezner67154/
Wixner6795/
Bösner6784/
Beßner6777/
Wyzner6769/
Vísner6751/
Vasner6728/
Bäsner6725/
Witschner6722/
Vosner6714/
Woischner6710/
Vysner6710/
Wozner678/
Bexner677/
Vešner677/
Wjzner677/
Wisnerová676/
Wízner674/
Bysner673/
Besnir672/
Vecner672/
Waysenner671/
Wasnir671/
Waischner671/
Wösnerová671/

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