Wiechert Surname

109,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiechert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiechert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2211:24,9943,316
United States8231:440,41237,866
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France101:6,642,272293,169
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Wiechert (91) may also be a first name.

Wiechert Last Name Facts

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

Wiechert occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wiechert.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiechert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,808th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,720,384 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wiechert live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wiechert is also the 998,282nd most prevalent given name globally It is held by 91 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 3,221 people, or 1 in 24,994. In Germany Wiechert is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany Wiechert occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Wiechert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiechert has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiechert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiechert surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.43% registered with the party.

The amount Wiechert earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.22% less than the national average, earning $40,629 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Wiechert
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