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 surname Wieand occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieand? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wieand is the 594,812th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wieand are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 509 people, or 1 in 712,100. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 58 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and California, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Turkey, where 0 percent reside.

Wieand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wieand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wieand surname expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wieand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wieand surname 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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