Wiegner Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiegner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiegner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1121:72,3979,179
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Israel301:285,25425,178
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Wiegner Last Name Facts

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

Wiegner occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,268th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,621,145 people. The last name Wiegner is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wiegner are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wiegner is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,112 people, or 1 in 72,397. In Germany Wiegner is primarily found in: Saxony, where 23 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany Wiegner is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Wiegner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiegner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiegner last name expanded 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiegner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiegner last name are 29.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.06% registered with the party.

The amount Wiegner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.47% less than the national average, earning R 67,788 per year; in United States they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $48,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.69% more than the national average, earning $89,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieggner930/
Wegner9255,850/
Wiener9214,884/
Wigner92499/
Weigner86746/
Biegner86347/
Wienner8667/
Waigner8658/
Wienger862/
Weagner862/
Wieener862/
Whegner861/
Wiggner861/
Wegnere861/
Whiener861/
Wiehner861/
Wuigner861/
Wienier860/
Wegnerd860/
Wuegner860/
Wiegnerová821/
Weighner8042/
Wienerth802/
Weigener801/
Weegener801/
Biener772,039/
Vegner771,220/
Bigner77462/
Wägner77412/
Vigner77305/
Begner77249/
Viener77244/
Wégner7742/
Wügner7717/
Wugner7710/
Wienir774/
Wignér772/
Wiiner772/
Uigner772/
Wegnre771/
Wiéner771/
Wyiner770/
Wienerová75127/
Wegnerová7527/
Wienerova757/
Boigner71313/
Vuigner71124/
Vegnere7167/
Viesner7153/
Wajgner7146/
Biehner7140/
Vignere7137/
Weignerová7132/
Beigner7121/
Vigneur7116/
Veigner7114/
Wägener7112/
Waignerová7112/
Baigner718/
Bienner718/
Vieneer718/
Voigner715/
Vaigner714/
Biggner714/
Bienher714/
Bienier712/
Waygner712/
Wägnert712/
Buigner712/
Wygnner711/
Huegner711/
Wiynert711/
Veygner711/
Vienner711/
Wyesner711/
Weayner710/
Biennier67153/
Vaigneur6786/
Veignere6714/
Wihinger676/
Veagneur674/
Wiihnger672/
Viennier671/
Vigneare670/
Beighner670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiegner
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