Wieand Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

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

Wieand Surname User-submission:

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

Wieand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5091:712,10056,164
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Wieand 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

Wieand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wieand is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wieand is the 594,812th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Wieand is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wieand reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 509 people, or 1 in 712,100. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 58 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and California, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Turkey, where 0 percent are found.

Wieand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wieand has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wieand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wieand are 6.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.68% being registered with the political party.

Wieand earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieandt92142/
Wiehand9216/
Wieyand921/
Wiand91530/
Weand91233/
Whiteand862/
Witehand860/
Weyand836,203/
Weiand831,959/
Wiandt83210/
Waiand8366/
Wiiand8350/
Wiands8334/
Wijand8323/
Woiand8311/
Wehand834/
Wieang831/
Weuand831/
Weaynd831/
Wejand831/
Wiendt830/
Whiand830/
Witean830/
Wiyand830/
Wheand830/
Whitehand80421/
Weyandt771,869/
Waiandt77515/
Weisend77297/
Waisean77149/
Weiandt7786/
Weijand7783/
Wijgand7718/
Weiyand7710/
Weyandp773/
Weioand772/
Wisehan771/
Whitean771/
Wijands771/
Weihand771/
Wijendt771/
Wiggend770/
Wagiand770/
Woijand770/
Weahand770/
Wiant731,158/
Wyand73867/
Weant73656/
Viand73314/
Waind73254/
Biand7343/
Weind7332/
Beand7325/
Waund7317/
Waynd737/
Waend734/
Uiean734/
Veand733/
Viend732/
Wyean732/
Biean731/
Viean731/
Weond731/
Wyien731/
Wiond730/
Weynd730/
Weissend71192/
Whiseant7146/
Wicheyan7118/
Weisehan717/
Wweeannd716/
Wiehaten711/
Waihandt711/
Wisejane711/
Whichean710/
Weyant672,902/
Wayand67610/
Viands67488/
Wyandt67476/
Bijand67447/
Weiant67204/
Wajand67157/
Visean6798/
Vieane6776/
Woyand6743/
Weayan6731/
Viandt6729/
Vișean6727/
Viiand6720/
Bihand6720/
Wiyant6718/
Viyand6718/
Wieynk6717/
Weindt6716/
Vihand6715/
Whyand6713/
Waiant6711/
Weyhgandt679/
Vijand679/
Wiayan677/
Vişean677/
Vijend676/
Wiante676/
Wajond675/
Wyands675/
Whaind675/
Vijean675/
Wiayen675/
Weyend672/
Boiand672/
Biyand672/
Whyean672/
Bijean672/
Biyend672/
Bejand672/
Waunds671/
Wayend671/
Wehant671/
Whiien671/
Whisehant671/
Vejand671/
Wuendt671/
Vieyan671/
Weawen671/
Wehaun671/
Veiand671/
Huiean671/
Viejan671/
Wieyng671/
Wyhand671/
Wouand671/
Baiand671/
Wijeamnne671/
Withejane671/
Vieang671/
Wauntd671/
Wiaoon671/
Waient671/
Waindt671/
Biandt671/
Wiyhan670/
Wyiant670/
Whitehant670/
Weajan670/
Whisseant670/
Veandt670/
Wiantt670/
Weamdt670/
Weissehan670/
Weiond670/
Weyceandt670/
Weisehahn670/
Wuiant670/
Weehan670/
Hueand670/
Wieeon670/

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