Wiech Surname

146,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wiech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,2871:29,5334,507
Germany8751:92,00611,540
United States6311:574,42047,094
Australia441:613,53943,545
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England201:2,785,90397,972
France201:3,321,136213,627
Austria171:500,90847,931
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wiech Last Name Facts

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

Wiech is found most in Poland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiech? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiech is the 146,496th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,408,310 people. Wiech occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wiech live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 1,287 people, or 1 in 29,533. Besides Poland Wiech exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Wiech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiech has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 7,888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiech Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiech last name are 24.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wiech earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.88% more than the national average, earning $67,013 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiesch91230/
Wieche9126/
Wiecht911/
Wich894,084/
Wech89953/
Wiec895/
Wiesche8329/
Wietsch837/
Wojiech833/
Weiiech830/
Weich802,942/
Wiche801,445/
Weech801,184/
Weche801,125/
Wecht80439/
Biech80171/
Waich80150/
Wuich8055/
Wiece8049/
Wioch8037/
Vwich8032/
Wuech8015/
Which8010/
Wiehs808/
Weach807/
Viech805/
Wiehx804/
Woich802/
Wyech801/
Wiesc801/
Wechd801/
Weych801/
Whech801/
Wijec801/
Wechh801/
Wiechová776/
Wiechova771/
Weiche73428/
Weetch73180/
Weaich7367/
Weichs7348/
Waiche7346/
Vietch7328/
Woitch7328/
Woiche7315/
Wejcht7313/
Hbiech739/
Bihech738/
Biesch738/
Weeche736/
Bietch735/
Witchs735/
Weache734/
Waicht734/
Whicht734/
Vieche734/
Woicht732/
Wiyoch732/
Hweich731/
Wiehce731/
Weacht731/
Weatch731/
Weyche731/
Wheech731/
Viecht731/
Uhiech731/
Wyeche731/
Vieich731/
Wiehes731/
Waaich731/
Wuiche731/
Bijech731/
Weechs731/
Wiisch731/
Wijesh731/
Wieshe730/
Bich6729,271/
Bech6711,045/
Vich673,108/
Wies673,064/
Wych67494/
Bietsch67453/
Vech67289/
Wichová6779/
Vietsch6758/
Wiej6755/
Viec6744/
Wieß6733/
Wiez6730/
Wechová6720/
Wikh6719/
Wäch6717/
Weeitch678/
Wittche678/
Uech677/
Wekh674/
Woueche672/
Wieszcz672/
Wieć672/
D'Weich671/
Beiyech671/
Wojjech671/
Wiex671/
Uich671/
Whoiche671/
Bajiech671/
Wiyc671/
Wjec671/
Wyec671/

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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 Wiech
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