Wiehn Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3431:234,71025,927
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
France661:1,006,405112,047
Finland81:687,08836,047
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wiehn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiehn has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiehn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 536,820th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. The last name Wiehn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wiehn live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wiehn is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 234,710. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 37 percent reside, Saarland, where 30 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Wiehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiehn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,618 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiehn surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Wiehn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $45,870 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wien894,064/
Wehn891,196/
Wihn890/
Wøien80210/
Wehng802/
Wwihn801/
Weehn801/
Wen754,840,436/
Win75826,290/
Whn756/
Wehent730/
Winn6756,022/
Vien6712,320/
Wenn672,782/
Bihn671,288/
Wijn67723/
Woen67677/
Ween67448/
Vehn67145/
Waen67116/
Wuen6757/
Wühn6749/
Wuin6739/
Weun6736/
Vihn6717/
Hwen6717/
Wemh679/
Hwin676/
Whnd675/
Whne675/
Wwen673/
Vwen672/
Uihn671/
Whnk671/
Wień671/
Whnh671/
Wimn671/
Wyhn671/
Whng671/
Hwhn670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiehn
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