Wiedener Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiedener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiedener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wiedener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiedener is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wiedener click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedener? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wiedener are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Wiedener is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 32 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Wiedener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiedener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiedener last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Wiedener
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