Wiesener Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Wiesener Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'owner of a meadow', from wiese in Old German.

Wiesener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9751:82,57010,422
Norway651:79,11211,031
United States561:6,472,481306,764
France551:1,207,686126,065
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wiesener Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'owner of a meadow', from wiese in Old German.

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Wiesener Last Name Facts

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

Wiesener is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiesener? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiesener is the 294,281st most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wiesener reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 975 people, or 1 in 82,570. In Germany Wiesener is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Wiesener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiesener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiesener last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiesener Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wiesener surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Wiesener earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning 271,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.59% more than the national average, earning R 357,864 per year; in United States they earn 29.28% less than the national average, earning $30,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.07% more than the national average, earning $66,114 CAD per year.

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