Wessinger Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wessinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3181:275,00725,731
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Canada421:877,27667,671
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:254,91721,039

Wessinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessinger is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessinger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wessinger is the 247,499th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,534,876 people. The last name Wessinger is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wessinger live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,318 people, or 1 in 275,007. In The United States Wessinger is most common in: South Carolina, where 38 percent live, Georgia, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Wessinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wessinger last name expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wessinger surname are 25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wessinger earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.17% more than the national average, earning $70,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weissinger952,298/
Wiessinger9596/
Wesinger94181/
Wiesinger898,825/
Wissinger891,947/
Bessinger891,937/
Weisinger891,636/
Wassinger89284/
Wessenger8928/
Vessinger894/
Weysinger890/
Wessingerova861/
Beissinger8474/
Weihsinger8417/
Weissenger842/
Whissinger841/
Weishinger841/
Weiszinger841/
Wasinger823,334/
Wysinger82682/
Wisinger82472/
Besinger82258/
Vesinger8218/
Wesenger8217/
Uesinger821/
Wosinger821/
Wezinger820/
Bissinger782,947/
Weißinger78450/
Bessenger78334/
Beesinger78188/
Beasinger78102/
Beisinger7857/
Weizinger7827/
Bössinger7824/
Wahsinger7822/
Wechinger7821/
Wassynger7820/
Vissinger7816/
Beszinger789/
Huesinger787/
Viesinger787/
Wießinger787/
Weisenger785/
Wihsinger785/
Wissenger784/
Waysinger782/
Veisinger782/
Vassinger782/
Wysienger781/
Wisienger781/
Wissingre781/
Wiesenger781/
Whisinger781/
Byssinger781/
Witsinger780/
Weasenger780/
Waisinger780/
Behsinger780/
Ouesinger780/
Weichinger74522/
Waschinger74109/
Bissingier741/
Whitsinger741/
Weizengger741/
Huessenger740/
Bisinger711,038/
Visinger71149/
Vasinger71107/
Wixinger7177/
Bysinger7134/
Wizinger7128/
Bezinger7122/
Wacinger7121/
Besenger7112/
Wisenger713/
Wycinger711/
Wysenger711/
Wyxinger711/
Wyzinger711/
Wasínger711/
Wasenger711/
Besynger711/
Wisingerová7012/
Baysinger672,493/
Baisinger6768/
Wichinger6752/
Huisinger6740/
Waizinger6728/
Bisingier6715/
Byssenger6714/
Beißinger678/
Vaisinger676/
Bissenger674/
Beizinger673/
Viszinger673/
Biszinger672/
Buisinger671/
Boysinger671/
Boisinger671/
Weisenser671/
Vaysinger671/
Veizinger671/
Bysingier671/
Bezingier671/
Bissynger671/
Bajsinger671/
Vissenger670/
Beesenger670/
Buysinger670/
Hwizinger670/
Bezzinger670/

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Wessinger Reference & Research

Wisinger FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Wisinger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • 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 Wessinger
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