Wieland Surname
Approximately 36,195 people bear this surname
Wieland Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Wieland or Wayland (work by hand), the fabled smith.
Wieland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,017 | 1:3,830 | 424 |
| United States | 7,866 | 1:46,079 | 5,615 |
| Austria | 2,204 | 1:3,864 | 391 |
| Switzerland | 1,762 | 1:4,661 | 691 |
| Netherlands | 841 | 1:20,080 | 3,165 |
| Australia | 600 | 1:44,993 | 5,654 |
| Canada | 301 | 1:122,411 | 12,833 |
| Poland | 294 | 1:129,281 | 18,956 |
| England | 228 | 1:244,377 | 19,942 |
| Italy | 225 | 1:271,808 | 35,519 |
| Brazil | 125 | 1:1,712,595 | 55,994 |
| Denmark | 103 | 1:54,803 | 5,600 |
| Hungary | 101 | 1:97,191 | 9,467 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 1:12,793 | 1,395 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 762 | 1:65,904 | 7,177 |
The alternate forms: Wiéland (8) are calculated separately.
Wieland (3,963) may also be a first name.
Wieland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Wieland or Wayland (work by hand), the fabled smith.
Wieland Demographics
Average Male Wieland Height
176.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wieland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wieland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wieland (Arabic: فيلاند) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Wiéland. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wieland? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,400th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 201,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wieland are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wieland is also the 111,078th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 3,963 people.
The last name Wieland is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 21,017 people, or 1 in 3,830. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.
Wieland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wieland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wieland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wieland last name are 15.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.82% registered with the party.
The amount Wieland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 157.13% more than the national average, earning 889,889 kr per year; in Peru they earn 234.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,843 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.51% more than the national average, earning R 326,772 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $54,669 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wieland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wieland in the Arabic language | ||
| فيلاند | fyland | - |
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Wieland Reference & Research
Wieland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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