Wieffering Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wieffering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wieffering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wieffering Last Name Facts

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

Wieffering is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieffering? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. Wieffering occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Wieffering live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 159,313. In The Netherlands Wieffering is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 46 percent live, South Holland, where 33 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Wieffering exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Wieffering Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wieffering surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wieffering earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning R 276,960 per year and in United States they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning $34,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiefering9536/
Wiefferink90208/
Wefering8939/
Wiefring890/
Wieferink84113/
Wiefferen842/
Wefring82142/
Wevering7897/
Weavering743/
Weverink67197/
Wavering67117/
Weeverink6319/
Weverinck6319/
Wayfaring632/
Wivowiring601/
Waivrong561/
Weaver Young551/

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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 Wieffering
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