Wiemers Surname

133,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiemers Surname User-submission:

The surname's origin is from Weimar, which is where my ancestors came from. The name went through a couple of changes around World War I and World War II to appear less German.

My grandfather added the -s to Wiemer, which was his given surname.

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Wiemers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1251:37,8855,005
United States8881:408,17435,568
Australia1971:137,03414,802
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Finland121:458,05828,977
Austria121:709,62061,025
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Wiemers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname's origin is from Weimar, which is where my ancestors came from. The name went through a couple of changes around World War I and World War II to appear less German.

My grandfather added the -s to Wiemer, which was his given surname. His children's birth certificates had Wiemers for the surname.

- cakat01

Wiemers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiemers is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiemers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,767th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,163,118 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wiemers are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,125 people, or 1 in 37,885. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Wiemers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiemers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiemers last name rose 2,612 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiemers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiemers last name are 30.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wiemers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.91% more than the national average, earning R 589,140 per year; in United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.52% more than the national average, earning $63,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wemers9236/
Wimers920/
Wimmers861,684/
Weimers86770/
Wemmers86436/
Weymers8684/
Weemers8655/
Witmers862/
Weamers861/
Wittmers80229/
Weymeers8025/
Weijmers8020/
Wijmeers803/
Wymers77270/
Bemers7752/
Wémers7711/
Vimers771/
Vemers771/
Wimars770/
Whittmers753/
Wemmersch752/
Beimers71636/
Weymeersch7187/
Beemers7139/
Wümmers7112/
Veemers719/
Beamers718/
Weymeirsch716/
Vemmers716/
Vimmers714/
Weymersche713/
Boimers712/
Wummers712/
Wymeers712/
Wijmmersch711/
Baimers711/
Waymers711/
Wymiers711/
Behmers710/
Veamers710/
Weimars710/
Huimers710/
Weymiers6710/
Wymersch672/
Whimarsh672/
Wemmeersche671/
Weymarsh670/
Weimerch670/
Whitmirs670/

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