Wiand Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Wiand Surname User-submission:

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

Wiand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:809,06062,242
France421:1,581,493147,826
Hungary371:265,30520,779
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Wiand 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'.

- changyboy

Wiand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiand is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 589,215th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname Wiand is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wiand live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 809,060. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live, Iowa, where 11 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Wiand is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent live and Hungary, where 7 percent live.

Wiand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiand surname increased 448 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiand last name are 19.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wiand earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning $39,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieand91524/
Wiandt91210/
Wiands9134/
Wijand9123/
Whiand910/
Wieandt83142/
Weijand8383/
Wijgand8318/
Wiehand8316/
Weiyand8310/
Wijands831/
Woijand830/
Wagiand830/
Wiant801,158/
Wyand80867/
Viand80314/
Weand80233/
Biand8043/
Wiond800/
Viands73488/
Wyandt73476/
Bijand73447/
Viandt7329/
Bihand7320/
Vihand7315/
Whyand7313/
Vijand739/
Wiante736/
Wajond735/
Wyands735/
Wehand734/
Weaynd731/
Biandt731/
Wyhand731/
Wheand730/
Wuiant730/
Weiond730/
Wiantt730/
Wianeth672/
Wajhand671/
Wijante671/
Weiyant670/
Weahand670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiand
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