Wiebe Surname
Approximately 33,214 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 18,094 | 1:2,036 | 217 |
| Germany | 5,852 | 1:13,757 | 1,793 |
| United States | 4,597 | 1:78,847 | 8,999 |
| Mexico | 2,163 | 1:57,386 | 2,792 |
| Paraguay | 1,196 | 1:6,051 | 451 |
| Bolivia | 542 | 1:19,588 | 1,646 |
| Belize | 128 | 1:2,777 | 574 |
| Netherlands | 97 | 1:174,095 | 25,153 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
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 last name Wiebe is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wiebe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiebe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiebe is the 16,719th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 219,412 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wiebe reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 110,617th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 3,989 people.
The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 18,094 people, or 1 in 2,036. In Canada Wiebe is most common in: Manitoba, where 38 percent are found, British Columbia, where 20 percent are found and Alberta, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Canada it is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Wiebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wiebe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiebe surname grew 3,564 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wiebe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wiebe last name are 19.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.46% registered with the political 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.
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