Wiant Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

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

Wiant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1541:314,08928,734
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

Wiant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiant occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wiant.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiant? popularity and diffusion

Wiant is the 322,243rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The last name Wiant is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wiant reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,154 people, or 1 in 314,089. In The United States Wiant is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 23 percent are found, West Virginia, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Hungary, where 0 percent are found.

Wiant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiant last name grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiant surname are 14.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.09% registered with the party.

Wiant earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $41,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiandt91210/
Wiante916/
Wuiant910/
Wiantt910/
Wieandt83142/
Wianeth832/
Wijante831/
Weiyant830/
Wyant808,572/
Viant80677/
Wiand80530/
Biant80105/
Wiont800/
Waiyanet77104/
Viante73624/
Wieand73524/
Wyandt73476/
Vianet73194/
Wiands7334/
Viandt7329/
Wijand7323/
Vihant7313/
Vijant7312/
Bijant738/
Bihant733/
Wyantt732/
Whyant731/
Biandt731/
Vianth731/
Wehant731/
Wwyant730/
Whiand730/
Viannet67114/
Vijante6799/
Weijand6783/
Wijgand6718/
Wiehand6716/
Weiyand6710/
Baiyant679/
D'Wyant672/
Wijands671/
Vianete671/
Baijant671/
Vianeth671/
Vaijant671/
Voiyant671/
Wajgant671/
Weyyant671/
Weyeant670/
Wagiand670/
Woijand670/

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Wiant Reference & Research

Wyant DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wyant 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 Wiant
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis