Wied Surname

131,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wied Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wied Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0941:38,4465,095
United States9211:393,54934,518
Denmark2221:25,4272,588
Canada471:783,94961,790
Austria441:193,53324,446
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wied (108) may also be a first name.

Wied Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wied is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wied.

How Common Is The Last Name Wied? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,213th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,114,784 people. The last name Wied occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wied reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wied is also the 904,892nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 108 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,094 people, or 1 in 38,446. In Germany Wied is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Wied Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wied has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wied last name grew 2,631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wied Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wied are 26.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wied earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.56% less than the national average, earning $40,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiedt8995/
Wihed8918/
Whied895/
Wiedz894/
Wieds891/
Wed86715/
Wid86265/
Whiedt801/
Wiheed801/
Wajied801/
Weed7512,374/
Waid755,684/
Wiid752,201/
Wedd751,292/
Weid751,080/
Wite75732/
Wead75492/
Bied75468/
Wiet75306/
Widd75223/
Whed75155/
Widt75137/
Wedø75121/
Widh7599/
Whid7572/
Weyd7553/
Vied7515/
Wedh7511/
Widå758/
Woid756/
Wedt754/
Wiod754/
Wuid752/
Wieć752/
Wjid752/
Wwid752/
Wiyd752/
Vwid752/
Wisd751/
Wedå751/
Wijd751/
Witd751/
Wjed751/
Uied751/
Wued750/
Wiedová7322/
Weijhed737/
Wiaheed731/
White671,176,396/
Witte6753,620/
Waite6752,355/
Weidt671,008/
Woite671,002/
Wheed67880/
Wieth67656/
Withe67587/
Wuite67447/
Woidt67382/
Weite67246/
Hwaid67220/
Whaid67210/
Weydt67198/
Wijte67177/
Viedt67156/
Wijdh6799/
Width6795/
Waidh6765/
Wihte6756/
Wiete6738/
Wehid6735/
Hvied6719/
Whiet6715/
Whitehed6714/
Wehed6712/
Wiidh6712/
Wijid678/
Wjite677/
Weadd677/
Waidt676/
Whidt675/
Bijed675/
Wyite674/
Hweed674/
Waaid673/
Whead673/
Waihd673/
Wiite672/
Wiett672/
Whiehead672/
Wiids672/
Hwite672/
Weedt672/
Vijed672/
Waidd671/
Waisd671/
Weads671/
Wechd671/
Weeyd671/
Whitd671/
Weudt671/
Wheid671/
Whidd671/
Viedh671/
Whedh671/
Weidd671/
Wijdt671/
Wieść671/
Waitehed671/
Vieds671/
Whyed671/
Wedch671/
Weddd671/
Wuhid671/
Wyhid671/
Withehed670/
Widte670/
Wyeds670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wied
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