Wiehemeyer Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Wiehemeyer Surname User-submission:

This surname originated in Prussia, Germany. There are illegitimate links to Kaiser Willhelm. It has been said that the name was carried on via a female thread in the family back in the 19th century. The female Wiehemeijer was from a Dutch land-owner family and married someone poor and so kept the family name.

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Wiehemeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia71:3,856,529135,538

Wiehemeyer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated in Prussia, Germany. There are illegitimate links to Kaiser Willhelm. It has been said that the name was carried on via a female thread in the family back in the 19th century. The female Wiehemeijer was from a Dutch land-owner family and married someone poor and so kept the family name. There is said to be a family crest.

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Wiehemeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiehemeyer is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiehemeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wiehemeyer live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Wiehemeyer is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 82 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent are found.

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