Wiedenhofer Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wiedenhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiedenhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5261:16,1892,411
Italy2951:207,31129,594
Germany1501:536,70344,788
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Australia601:449,92835,109
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Wiedenhöfer (429) are calculated separately.

Wiedenhofer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiedenhofer is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Wiedenhöfer. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiedenhofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiedenhofer is the 328,558th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,454,868 people. Wiedenhofer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wiedenhofer live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wiedenhofer is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 16,189. In Austria Wiedenhofer is most frequent in: Styria, where 46 percent live, Tyrol, where 21 percent live and Burgenland, where 14 percent live. Aside from Austria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Wiedenhofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiedenhofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiedenhofer last name rose 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiedenhofer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiedenhofer last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

Wiedenhofer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.5% less than the national average, earning $37,326 USD 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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