Wieder Surname
Approximately 7,741 people bear this surname
Wieder Surname Definition:
(an invented surname) From Widder which is the German for Ram or Aries, the sign of the zodiac. It was either assumed by a person born during that time or because of its association with the word mazal, which means luck, and the sign of the zodiac in Hebrew.
Read More About This SurnameWieder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,642 | 1:137,191 | 14,339 |
| Germany | 2,311 | 1:34,836 | 4,598 |
| Israel | 1,145 | 1:7,474 | 1,164 |
| Austria | 511 | 1:16,664 | 2,505 |
| France | 435 | 1:152,696 | 23,696 |
| Poland | 218 | 1:174,352 | 24,045 |
| Hungary | 118 | 1:83,189 | 8,316 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Denmark | 42 | 1:134,398 | 12,049 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 245 | 1:204,974 | 17,750 |
Wieder (16) may also be a first name.
Wieder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(an invented surname) From Widder which is the German for Ram or Aries, the sign of the zodiac. It was either assumed by a person born during that time or because of its association with the word mazal, which means luck, and the sign of the zodiac in Hebrew.
Wieder Demographics
Average Male Wieder Height
177.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wieder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wieder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wieder occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wieder? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 64,615th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 941,422 people. The surname Wieder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wieder are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wieder is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,642 people, or 1 in 137,191. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 26 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Israel, where 15 percent reside.
Wieder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wieder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wieder surname grew 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 8,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wieder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wieder last name are 0.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.85% registered with the party.
The amount Wieder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $58,771 CAD per year.
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