Wiesemann Surname

128,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiesemann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiesemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9181:27,5893,638
United States4801:755,12358,932
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Wiesemann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiesemann has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wiesemann click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiesemann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiesemann is the 128,268th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,061,541 people. The last name Wiesemann occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Wiesemann live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,918 people, or 1 in 27,589. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Hesse, where 13 percent live and Thuringia, where 6 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Wiesemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiesemann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiesemann last name expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiesemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiesemann last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiesemann earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning R 254,760 per year; in United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $57,026 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiesemann
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