Wessner Surname

189,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wessner Surname User-submission:

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

Wessner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1061:327,72129,754
Germany3361:239,60026,292
Brazil2131:1,005,04435,543
Austria1701:50,0917,948
Switzerland1681:48,8866,528
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Israel481:178,28417,874
Sweden371:266,12918,422
France141:4,744,480251,814
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Wessner 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

Wessner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wessner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wessner is the 189,282nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,265,030 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wessner live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,106 people, or 1 in 327,721. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 47 percent live, Maryland, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Wessner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wessner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wessner surname expanded 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wessner surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wessner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $39,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $45,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woessner932,184/
Wiessner931,195/
Weissner93400/
Wessnert935/
Wessnger931/
Wessnerr931/
Wesner925,756/
Woessnier881/
Woessnner881/
Wiesner8629,760/
Weisner863,461/
Wössner861,451/
Weesner861,309/
Wissner861,105/
Wassner86697/
Weasner86274/
Bessner86248/
Woesner86135/
Wossner8643/
Weszner8634/
Wehsner8623/
Weshner8611/
Vessner8611/
Weusner862/
Wejsner862/
Wesnier860/
Wedsner860/
Whesner860/
Waesner860/
Wuesner860/
D'Weissner821/
Beissner80304/
Wieszner8068/
Weishner8059/
Huessner8018/
Weiszner8014/
Woesnner806/
Wueshner805/
Wiehsner803/
Weisnger802/
Weisnner802/
Voessner801/
Viessner801/
Weihsner801/
Veissner801/
Woehsner800/
Whissner800/
Wassneer800/
Wisner777,287/
Wasner772,351/
Besner772,330/
Wejner77508/
Wysner77287/
Wosner77255/
Wezner77245/
Weßner77214/
Wexner7776/
Vesner7765/
Wösner7749/
Uesner772/
Wecner772/
Weischner7537/
Wueschner7520/
Woeschner751/
Weuschner751/
Wieschner750/
Wießner712,675/
Beisner711,370/
Whisner71862/
Waisner71516/
Wechner71514/
Wishner71428/
Werzner71137/
Wahsner71131/
Wejnert71109/
Weißner7199/
Wiezner7196/
Waszner7189/
Viesner7153/
Veisner7149/
Veysner7148/
Veszner7148/
Bössner7143/
Woshner7139/
Vetsner7136/
Weixner7133/
Waasner7130/
Bissner7118/
Huesner7117/
Washner7114/
Wihsner7112/
Weizner7111/
Wiszner7111/
Wisnier7110/
Beesner7110/
Wyshner718/
Wejzner718/
Beshner717/
Vissner716/
Wejnerd716/
Vesnier716/
Wehsnerová715/
Weijner715/
Whysner713/
Woisner713/
Weitschner712/
Vassner712/
Vössner712/
Weisnerová712/
Beasner711/
Wuetschner711/
Weicner711/
Wasnner711/
Veshner711/
Wöhsner711/
Woeßner711/
Wysnner711/
Veasner710/
Wisgner710/
Wisnerr710/
Waysner710/
Wuisner710/
Wissnir710/
Beszner710/
Vossner710/
Weisnir710/
Woyshner6798/
Wischner6778/
Weichner6768/
Ueschner6752/
Waschner6747/
Beschner6738/
Wuerzner6727/
Woschner6724/
Wayshner6718/
Wuechner6714/
Weijhner6711/
Veyshner676/
Beiszner675/
Weiczner673/
Beihsner673/
Veisnere673/
Veytsner672/
Whishner672/
Veschner671/
Weisznerová671/
Veishner671/
Wishnier670/
Whitsner670/

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