Wieser Surname
Approximately 24,098 people bear this surname
Wieser Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'owner of a meadow', from wiese in Old German.
Wieser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 10,293 | 1:827 | 45 |
| Germany | 7,323 | 1:10,994 | 1,398 |
| United States | 2,534 | 1:143,038 | 14,824 |
| Italy | 1,739 | 1:35,168 | 6,312 |
| Switzerland | 887 | 1:9,259 | 1,511 |
| Netherlands | 191 | 1:88,415 | 14,631 |
| Canada | 190 | 1:193,924 | 19,047 |
| Brazil | 165 | 1:1,297,420 | 44,380 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| Israel | 148 | 1:57,822 | 7,414 |
| Poland | 48 | 1:791,849 | 63,527 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Hungary | 35 | 1:280,465 | 21,617 |
| Czechia | 33 | 1:322,226 | 40,051 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 206 | 1:243,780 | 20,311 |
Wieser (31) may also be a first name.
Wieser Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'owner of a meadow', from wiese in Old German.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsThe surname Wieser or Wiesner means 'owner of a meadow' in German.
- wiesnerWieser Demographics
Average Male Wieser Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wieser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wieser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wieser occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wieser? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 22,543rd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 302,413 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wieser live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
It is most common in Austria, where it is held by 10,293 people, or 1 in 827. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 19 percent are found, Styria, where 18 percent are found and Tyrol, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Austria Wieser is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Wieser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wieser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wieser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wieser are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.46% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wieser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning 403,587 kr per year; in Peru they earn 308.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,261 per year; in United States they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $48,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $58,984 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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