Wiedemar Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wiedemar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiedemar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wiedemar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiedemar is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wiedemar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedemar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wiedemar are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wiedemar is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 410,646. In Switzerland Wiedemar is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 90 percent reside, Canton of Nidwalden, where 5 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 5 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiedemair9449/
Wiedemayr9422/
Widemar9314/
Widemair8840/
Weddemar8827/
Wejdemar8814/
Widemayr886/
Widemare880/
Wiedemeir822/
Weidemaar821/
Wiedemeyr820/
Bedemar809/
Vedemar809/
Bidemar803/
Wedemeir754/
Wadeymar751/
Whidimar750/
Weidamar750/
Wedhammar715/
Bydemar6710/
Vidimar674/
Vidamar672/
Waidimor631/
Vudimar531/
Bedimor530/
Vidamour50243/
Beudimar501/
Boudjmar501/
Boudimar501/

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