Wiedemeyer Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Wiedemeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiedemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4831:166,67819,716
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wiedemeyer Last Name Facts

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

Wiedemeyer has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wiedemeyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedemeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 566,665th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Wiedemeyer are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany Wiedemeyer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent are found, Bremen, where 21 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent are found. Beside Germany Wiedemeyer occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wiedemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiedemeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiedemeyer surname grew 176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiedemeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiedemeyer surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiedemeyer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning $33,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $50,384 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiedemeyer
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