Wewer Surname

266,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wewer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0131:79,47210,038
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wewer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wewer is found most in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wewer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,624th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,971,041 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wewer live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wewer is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,013 people, or 1 in 79,472. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Wewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wewer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wewer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wewer last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wewer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $50,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weewer91100/
Weiwer9187/
Wiewer9153/
Wejwer9131/
Wewere9117/
Weywer918/
Weawer912/
Weïwer911/
Weiwert8340/
Weweire837/
Whewear831/
Wesswer831/
Whewere831/
Weawear831/
Wejwere831/
Wever808,155/
Wawer804,708/
Wower80499/
Wiwer8020/
Vewer807/
Wywer801/
Uewer800/
Wechwert7728/
Hwehwere7718/
Weaver73204,379/
Weever73273/
Wewior73190/
Waever7368/
Wajwer7327/
Veiwer7326/
Viewer7324/
Weiver7310/
Weberr739/
Wuever738/
Wiever737/
Wiswer736/
Wahwer734/
Wevier732/
Wevear732/
Woever731/
Böwwer731/
Wwever731/
Wewire731/
Wawerû731/
Bewear731/
Whever731/
Weveir731/
Wohwer731/
Wweber731/
Wawerũ731/
Wybeer730/
Wevere730/
Wehuer730/
Wechwerth7132/
Whehwhere711/
Weiswerth710/
Wheaver6781/
Weaverr678/
Weivert676/
Weijber674/
Wheever674/
Weavere673/
Weavert672/
Weavear672/
Wessuer671/
Waiwere671/
Wheeber671/
Weavier671/
Wweaver671/
Weiuert671/
Weaveer670/

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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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  • 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 Wewer
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