Wiebe Surname

16,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wiebe Surname User-submission:

The surname Wiebe is of German and Dutch origin. It is also prevalent among Mennonite communities.

(German) From the given name Veit or Vitus, which is derived from the Latin name Vitus, meaning 'life' or 'alive'. Over time, this given name was adopted as a surname.

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Wiebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada18,0941:2,036217
Germany5,8521:13,7571,793
United States4,5971:78,8478,999
Mexico2,1631:57,3862,792
Paraguay1,1961:6,051451
Bolivia5421:19,5881,646
Belize1281:2,777574
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Israel551:155,59316,202
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Australia401:674,89346,030
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
England261:2,143,00282,017
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Wiebe (3,989) may also be a first name.

Wiebe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wiebe is of German and Dutch origin. It is also prevalent among Mennonite communities.

(German) From the given name Veit or Vitus, which is derived from the Latin name Vitus, meaning 'life' or 'alive'. Over time, this given name was adopted as a surname.

(Dutch) From the Frisian name Wibe, a variation of Wibo, a common given name in the region. The Frisians are an ethnic group in the northern part of the Netherlands and the northwestern part of Germany.

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Wiebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiebe is found most in Canada. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wiebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiebe is the 16,719th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 219,412 people. The surname Wiebe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wiebe live; 75 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wiebe is also the 110,617th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 3,989 people.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 18,094 people, or 1 in 2,036. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 38 percent live, British Columbia, where 20 percent live and Alberta, where 19 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wiebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiebe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiebe last name grew 3,564 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiebe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiebe surname are 19.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.46% registered with the party.

The amount Wiebe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $46,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $44,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiebie912/
Wiebea911/
Webe892,757/
Wibe89746/
Wiebech832/
Wiebeer831/
Wehbe805,534/
Weibe80767/
Waibe80335/
Biebe80112/
Webei8081/
Weabe8076/
Weebe8028/
Wejbe8027/
Whebe8019/
Webeu8012/
Viebe8011/
Wiibe806/
Wihbe805/
Webed804/
Webey804/
Wibea804/
Wibey802/
Webea802/
Wiebi802/
Hwebe801/
Wibee801/
Webeh801/
Wgebe801/
Wibed801/
Wieby801/
Wuibe801/
Woibe801/
Webez801/
Wijbe801/
Wiehbeah771/
Wiebecht770/
Wisbey731,816/
Wehbeh73668/
Wihbey7389/
Wesbey7350/
Whaibe7334/
Wehibe7332/
Wiibee7325/
Wehbey7320/
Viebey7310/
Weberr739/
Weibei738/
Waibea737/
Wihbeh735/
Weibey735/
Weshbe734/
Wehbee733/
Whibey733/
Weahbe733/
Biebeh732/
Waibei732/
Waibey732/
Wweber731/
Biebea731/
Biebey731/
Witbee731/
Wehebe731/
Wesbes731/
Whibee731/
Viebes731/
Weibee731/
Wessbe731/
Whivee731/
Webeah731/
Weibea731/
Wibech731/
Wiebih731/
Webije731/
Weabet731/
Webeiz731/
Waibeh731/
Wuesbe731/
Bihebe731/
Bijebe731/
Whebeh731/
Weubei731/
Wuibet731/
Whebey731/
Witbey730/
Wisbee730/
Weebey730/
Biebee730/
Wiesby730/
Wube6723,286/
Bebe6720,207/
Bibe673,832/
Vibe672,256/
Webi671,606/
Wiba671,581/
Uebe671,156/
Weba67307/
Weby67182/
Wibi67108/
Wisbech6773/
Whitber6729/
Uibe6718/
Vebe6716/
Wybe678/
Weijber674/
Wisbeth671/
Weibett671/
Wheeber671/
Hwaibet671/
Waibe'a671/
Wahiebi671/
Boiyebe671/
Wehaibe671/
Webj671/
Witbech670/
Whitbee670/
Wibetts670/
Wissber670/
Witbeth670/
Wiby670/
Whisbey670/
Wheabee670/

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