Wiegand Surname

16,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiegand Surname User-submission:

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

Wiegand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany23,6791:3,400363
United States8,7391:41,4765,086
Brazil3451:620,50523,061
South Africa2811:192,80320,875
Canada2451:150,39015,330
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
England1171:476,22330,919
Chile1061:166,1935,518
Australia981:275,46624,785
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Austria521:163,75821,504
France511:1,302,406132,002
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Norway121:428,52437,411
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
China81:170,915,1968,932
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:59,9276,615

Wiegand (461) may also be a first name.

Wiegand Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

- changyboy

Wiegand Last Name Facts

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

Wiegand is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wiegand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiegand is the 16,256th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 212,962 people. The last name Wiegand occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wiegand live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 397,322nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 461 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 23,679 people, or 1 in 3,400. In Germany Wiegand is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Thuringia, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany Wiegand occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Wiegand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiegand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiegand surname expanded 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 731 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiegand Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wiegand surname are 15.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wiegand earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning 296,841 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.77% more than the national average, earning R 477,096 per year; in United States they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $47,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $54,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegandt931,736/
Wiengand931/
Wieggand931/
Wiegands931/
Wieygand930/
Wieghand930/
Wigand921,984/
Wegand92125/
Wiengandt881/
Weigand8616,809/
Waigand86758/
Weygand86715/
Wiegant86219/
Wigandt8699/
Wiggand8680/
Wijgand8618/
Viegand8614/
Biegand861/
Wegandt861/
Wighand860/
Whigand860/
Uiegand860/
Wyegand860/
Wuegand860/
Weegand860/
Wiegond860/
Weagand860/
Wiegandová823/
Weigandt802,481/
Weygandt801,153/
Weingand80707/
Waigandt80360/
Weighand8057/
Viegandt8051/
Weagandt801/
Weegandt800/
Weigands800/
Weggandt800/
Weiggand800/
Wiggands800/
Bigand771,310/
Wigant77407/
Vigand77273/
Wygand77223/
Begand7731/
Wigond7712/
Vegand777/
Wegant773/
Wegond770/
Weingandt7544/
Waigandte759/
Weyhgandt759/
Weiggands758/
Waingandt754/
Weisgandt753/
Waiganndt751/
Weyghandt750/
Weigant71486/
Vigandt71262/
Weagant71238/
Weygant71216/
Waigant71157/
Viigand7166/
Bigandt7129/
Bighand7127/
Begandt7119/
Veigand7110/
Veygand716/
Waygand714/
Vigands713/
Boigand713/
Weyhngandt713/
Vaigand712/
Weigandová712/
Weigamd711/
Viegant711/
Wygandt711/
Wisgant711/
Wiggant711/
Weggant710/
Wygands710/
Veygandt67102/
Weingant6735/
Weygantt6726/
Veigandt6720/
Weisgant675/
Waingant673/
Weighant672/
Weygante672/
Weagantt671/
Vaigandt671/
Weijgond671/
Viegante671/
Weygantz670/
Waygandt670/

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