Wiese Surname

10,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiese Surname Definition:

“Meadow” in German.

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Wiese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany28,0471:2,870294
United States12,9881:27,9073,484
South Africa4,6901:11,5521,437
Australia1,3501:19,9972,775
Poland9921:38,3155,990
Denmark7201:7,840712
Canada6141:60,0097,069
Brazil3991:536,52720,103
Netherlands2771:60,96510,486
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Norway1871:27,4993,760
Switzerland1491:55,1207,088
Peru1241:256,32410,443
France1061:626,62982,018
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Argentina861:497,01636,727
England861:647,88437,755
Namibia761:31,7034,804
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Belgium271:425,80243,971
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
China51:273,464,31313,838
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Panama41:978,06412,245
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9571:52,4755,919

The alternate forms: Wiesé (2) are calculated separately.

Wiese (57) may also be a first name.

Wiese Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Meadow” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Dweller in, or near, a meadow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname translates from German as 'meadows'.

- holycitygal17

Wiese Last Name Facts

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

Wiese is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Wiesé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiese is the 10,879th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 141,237 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wiese reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 57 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 28,047 people, or 1 in 2,870. In Germany Wiese is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany Wiese occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Wiese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiese surname expanded 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiese last name are 21.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 100.49% more than the national average, earning 693,861 kr per year; in Peru they earn 91.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,130 per year; in South Africa they earn 98.47% more than the national average, earning R 471,648 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiesé932/
Wiesie91241/
Wiesse91237/
Wieses915/
Wiesje911/
Wieset911/
Wieshe910/
Wjiese910/
Wise89118,808/
Wies893,064/
Wese891,896/
Wiesheu83931/
Wiessie8369/
Wietses8364/
Wiesche8329/
Wiehser8313/
Wiesher836/
Wiesier832/
Wieszer831/
Wiescer830/
Weise8031,206/
Weese807,303/
Wisse804,188/
Wuese801,516/
Wease801,220/
Biese801,008/
Wesse80869/
Wiess80780/
Wiege80699/
Weseh80301/
Waise80295/
Wesee80295/
Wehse80242/
Viese80232/
Wisey80175/
Wiesa80154/
Wesey80116/
Wiesi8091/
Wejse8055/
Wiece8049/
Wiges8042/
Weyse8036/
Wesei8030/
Weshe8026/
Weseu8021/
Wyese8019/
Wesøe8015/
Whise8011/
Wieze8010/
Wezse809/
Whese809/
Wiehs808/
Wijse804/
Wisee803/
Wesea803/
Whies803/
Wisep802/
Wesge802/
Uiese802/
Wiseh802/
Weuse802/
Wyise801/
Wieds801/
Widse801/
Wieis801/
Wuise801/
Wihse801/
Wisei801/
Wijes801/
Hwies801/
Woise801/
Wyies800/
Wisea800/
Wisez800/
Wiies800/
Wiise800/
Wiescher77332/
Wiesheit771/
Wieszher771/
Wiheiser770/
Wesseh7317,307/
Wesche733,936/
Weisse733,468/
Wisseh731,807/
Biesse73654/
Wieszt73373/
Vieser73355/
Wiesch73230/
Weaser73160/
Weseth73150/
Wessey73122/
Waisse7399/
Wetser7379/
Vieese7369/
Wiches7362/
Wehser7346/
Wessee7346/
Viesse7338/
Wieche7326/
Weysse7324/
Weïsse7323/
Weesee7322/
Waiyes7315/
Waiseu7313/
Weeseh7311/
Waisea7311/
Weijse7311/
Weasea739/
Weigee738/
Biesie737/
Wejset737/
Wisett736/
Weseeh736/
Wedset736/
Ui'ese736/
Wisest735/
Wheese734/
Weseey734/
Weihse734/
Wießer734/
Wiecez734/
Wizehe734/
Weshey733/
Wessea733/
Weasee733/
Wuices733/
Weesse732/
Wetsei732/
Hweshe732/
Waisee732/
Woisse732/
Wissey732/
Wieget732/
Weasey732/
Bieshe732/
Wejser732/
Wiesha732/
Weszer732/
Wesheh732/
D'Wise732/
Wedsey732/
Biesei731/
Waiges731/
Waisey731/
Wizges731/
Woiser731/
Wisees731/
Wiseey731/
Wisehr731/
Wisesr731/
Wissee731/
Wiehce731/
Wieiss731/
Wijesi731/
Wesget731/
Wetsey731/
Wheshe731/
Whiege731/
Weisee731/
Widges731/
Waizee731/
Whizee731/
Weseez731/
Whesse731/
Wesseu731/
Wiessa731/
Wiessy731/
Wiehes731/
Widjee731/
Weetse731/
Weushe731/
Waiseh731/
Vwiege731/
Wehise731/
Weyshe731/
Widser731/
Wessei731/
Wiseer731/
Wiyser731/
Wijesh731/
Waises731/
Wittse730/
Whiets730/
Wichee730/
Weesea730/
Weisez730/
Weisey730/
Whiest730/
Widsed730/
Witset730/
Wizhes730/
Wiegis730/
Viesey730/
Wietge730/
Weiges730/
Wehies730/
Wisetd730/
Wicehe730/
Wesset730/
Wiegeh730/
Wiesseiht710/
Wyse676,065/
Bise675,731/
Wege675,497/
Bies675,461/
Wije674,142/
Wesa673,704/
Vise672,669/
Wesi672,652/
Bese672,568/
Wiecheć671,471/
Wisa671,448/
Vese671,434/
Wice67793/
Wisi67671/
Whitsed67474/
Vies67458/
Wize67424/
Weje67383/
Wece67368/
Weiseth67342/
Wuse67286/
Weze67279/
Wige67158/
Wescher67141/
Wiis67128/
Wissehr67109/
Viesser67105/
Uese67103/
Bieysse6792/
Wyes6791/
Bijesse6748/
Whesseh6740/
Biessei6739/
Wixe6736/
Wieß6733/
Wiez6730/
Wesy6724/
Wiezzer6723/
Waishes6722/
Weihser6720/
Wiße6718/
Wischee6717/
Wuessey6716/
Whitset6715/
Viesier6713/
Wizeeyi6712/
Weße6710/
Wisy679/
Uies679/
Wichess678/
Wiecier678/
Biesche677/
Wietsch677/
Wieczer677/
Whisett676/
Biessey675/
Wesszer674/
Wäse674/
Beiyese674/
Vieseth673/
Wiechee673/
Waitser673/
Witsett672/
Wuescer672/
Weiseer672/
Wesseis672/
Wiesová672/
Wessesh672/
Wieć672/
Hwesser671/
Wittsey671/
Wizseth671/
Wishess671/
Wiex671/
Wiisser671/
Wieches671/
Wiechet671/
Wessher671/
Weyszer671/
Whetsey671/
Weiseit671/
Vijesse671/
Weisseh671/
Weesseh671/
Whehseh671/
Wesseeh671/
Wessseh671/
Whehset671/
Hwaiser671/
Uise671/
Weschee671/
Wiiches671/
Weiseed671/
Weijser671/
Weusseu671/
Wheshey671/
Wajjese671/
Waisehe671/
Waishee671/
Wuesche671/
Woishee671/
Biheshe671/
Bihesse671/
Weissed671/
Weichee671/
Weschey671/
Wyis671/
Waichee670/
Wittser670/
Wuichee670/
Whescey670/
Whichee670/
Witshee670/
Whidsey670/
Weisech670/
Weseatt670/
Wessets670/
Wisheet670/
Wessett670/

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