Wiedemann Surname

17,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiedemann Surname User-submission:

The Wiedemann surname means 'man of the fog' or 'man of the shadows'.

Wiedemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,3491:3,055317
United States2,2311:162,46516,530
France5251:126,51919,275
Austria5011:16,9972,560
Brazil3481:615,15622,898
Switzerland2941:27,9354,275
Hungary2291:42,8664,574
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Argentina2031:210,55917,357
Denmark1491:37,8843,949
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Israel1071:79,9789,667
England801:696,47639,547
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Italy491:1,248,09675,884
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
Norway321:160,69619,635
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Wiedemann (25) may also be a first name.

Wiedemann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wiedemann surname means 'man of the fog' or 'man of the shadows'.

- lilfreedom

Wiedemann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiedemann is most common in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedemann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,347th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 228,064 people. The last name Wiedemann occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wiedemann are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wiedemann is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

Wiedemann is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 26,349 people, or 1 in 3,055. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 40 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany Wiedemann occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Wiedemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiedemann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiedemann last name rose 1,403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiedemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiedemann surname are 22.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiedemann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning 242,116 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 219.58% more than the national average, earning R 759,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.79% more than the national average, earning $29,693,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.14% more than the national average, earning $61,180 CAD per year.

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Wiedemann Reference & Research

Weedman/Widmann DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Weedman/Widmann FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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