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

The last name Wesner is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wesner.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wesner is the 84,002nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,266,078 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wesner are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wesner is also the 87,754th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 5,782 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,104 people, or 1 in 116,772. In The United States Wesner is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Wesner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wesner surname grew 578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesner Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wesner last name are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.89% being registered with the 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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