Weyandt Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Weyandt Surname User-submission:

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

Weyandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4851:244,08023,263
Germany3471:232,00425,728
France191:3,495,933219,029
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

The alternate forms: Wèyandt (1) are calculated separately.

Weyandt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

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Weyandt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weyandt is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Wèyandt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weyandt? popularity and diffusion

Weyandt is the 218,998th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,899,168 people. The last name Weyandt is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Weyandt reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,485 people, or 1 in 244,080. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Weyandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weyandt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weyandt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weyandt last name are 23.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.36% registered to vote for the party.

Weyandt earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,190 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wèyandt951/
Weyand926,203/
Weyant922,902/
Wieandt86142/
Weiandt8686/
Wayandt8622/
Weyandp863/
Wieyand861/
Weyindt861/
Weyendt861/
Weyante861/
Weant83656/
Weand83233/
Weynd830/
Weiand771,959/
Wayand77610/
Wieand77524/
Weiant77204/
Wayant7779/
Woyand7743/
Wiyant7718/
Weindt7716/
Weyent777/
Beyant776/
Wehand774/
Weyend772/
Wehant771/
Weuand771/
Wuendt771/
Woyant771/
Wejand771/
Waindt771/
Wheand770/
Wiyand770/
Veyant770/
Weyamt770/
Wyiant770/
Wiendt770/
Veandt770/
Weamdt770/
Waiandt71515/
Wajandt7124/
Wiehand7116/
Wayante713/
Weyenth713/
Wiyante713/
Weihand711/
Wijendt711/
Weyhend710/
Waunt67458/
Waind67254/
Waint6787/
Beant6761/
Weind6732/
Wyent6727/
Beand6725/
Waund6717/
Weint6710/
Waynd677/
Wweeannd676/
Waend674/
Veand673/
Waihandt671/
Waent671/
Veihandt671/
Wuent670/

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