Wiesener Surname
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Wiesener Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'owner of a meadow', from wiese in Old German.
Wiesener Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 975 | 1:82,570 | 10,422 |
| Norway | 65 | 1:79,112 | 11,031 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Wiesener Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'owner of a meadow', from wiese in Old German.
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Average Wiesener Salary in
United States
$30,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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