Wieser Surname

22,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wieser Surname User-submission:

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

Wieser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria10,2931:82745
Germany7,3231:10,9941,398
United States2,5341:143,03814,824
Italy1,7391:35,1686,312
Switzerland8871:9,2591,511
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
France1561:425,78761,887
Israel1481:57,8227,414
Poland481:791,84963,527
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Australia361:749,88148,970
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Denmark181:313,59522,770
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway101:514,22941,629
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland71:785,24338,644
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

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 Submissions

The surname Wieser or Wiesner means 'owner of a meadow' in German.

- wiesner

Wieser Last Name Facts

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

Wieser is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieser? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,543rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 302,413 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wieser are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wieser is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Wieser is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 10,293 people, or 1 in 827. In Austria Wieser is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 19 percent are found, Styria, where 18 percent are found and Tyrol, where 15 percent are found. Besides Austria this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people bearing the Wieser surname rose 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 US average, with 70.46% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiesser9295/
Wiesert9293/
Wiehser9213/
Wiesher926/
Wiesier922/
Wiesere921/
Wieszer921/
Wiescer920/
Wiser915,788/
Weser912,409/
Wiescher86332/
Wiessert861/
Wieszher861/
Wiessier861/
Wiheiser860/
Weiser8321,681/
Wisser833,240/
Bieser831,467/
Wisher831,281/
Wieger83891/
Wesser83874/
Vieser83355/
Waiser83260/
Wiseur83240/
Wiezer83201/
Weaser83160/
Weeser83112/
Wetser8379/
Wehser8346/
Wesere8335/
Weyser8318/
Wesert837/
Wiecer836/
Whiser834/
Wießer834/
Wesher833/
Wisert832/
Wejser832/
Weszer832/
Woiser831/
Wisehr831/
Wisejr831/
Wisesr831/
Wiszer831/
Weuser831/
Widser831/
Wiseer831/
Wiyser831/
Wisger830/
Wisaer830/
Wieserová8038/
Weisser778,250/
Wischer771,632/
Wissert77371/
Wisherd77156/
Weiszer77147/
Wescher77141/
Wissehr77109/
Viesser77105/
Wiecher7794/
Waisser7749/
Weisher7736/
Whisher7730/
Biesser7724/
Weysser7723/
Wiezzer7723/
Wessere7723/
Weihser7720/
Viesier7713/
Wiecier778/
Wieczer777/
Woisere777/
Weisger774/
Wesszer774/
Waitser773/
Wuescer772/
Witsher772/
Weiseer772/
Wessert772/
Weshere772/
Hwesser771/
Waisher771/
Wiseart771/
Wiseisr771/
Wishcer771/
Wissere771/
Wiisser771/
Weesaer771/
Weshert771/
Wessher771/
Weyszer771/
Wheiser771/
Hwaiser771/
Viesere771/
Wiegger771/
Wiejert771/
Wejsert771/
Weijser771/
Waisere771/
Wijseur771/
Wizeere771/
Wishere771/
Weasert770/
Wittser770/
Weisere770/
Whiserd770/
Weshear770/
Witsger770/
Wisserd770/
Weiscer770/
Wisiert770/
Weger737,446/
Biser731,858/
Veser73936/
Beser73859/
Wyser73808/
Wiger73605/
Wejer73462/
Viser73446/
Wizer73189/
Wezer73122/
Wißer7351/
Wäser7333/
Wesir7325/
Wecer7322/
Wuser7319/
Wijer7315/
Weßer7311/
Wexer7310/
Ueser734/
Wicer733/
Wisir732/
Wixer730/
Weischer71537/
Witscher71267/
Wetscher71257/
Wischert71111/
Wuescher7163/
Wijsgeer7135/
Wiegerth7112/
Weiserth718/
Weishert717/
Wieczerz717/
Wisehier712/
Wiecherd711/
Witcheer711/
Wesscher711/
Weisheer711/
Weisserd711/
Weissere711/
Weihsert711/
Wheytser711/
Wijesire711/
Witshere710/
Wisherth710/
Weuscher710/
Weishaer710/
Wiethcer710/
Weidsert710/
Weschert710/
Visser67118,502/
Bisher6716,552/
Besher6713,237/
Wigger677,103/
Besser676,912/
Wicher675,931/
Boiser675,387/
Weißer673,489/
Bieger672,528/
Beiser672,056/
Widger671,912/
Viseur671,295/
Weijer671,005/
Veeser67912/
Weiger67708/
Weeger67652/
Hueser67568/
Visger67499/
Weizer67465/
Visher67397/
Buiser67353/
Vesser67309/
Vaiser67244/
Weiserová67238/
Veiser67223/
Bisser67218/
Wejher67212/
Wegger67204/
Waijer67162/
Waizer67153/
Viezer67146/
Huiser67121/
Weager67110/
Weisscher67107/
Wigier67107/
Beaser67102/
Vieger67100/
Beyser6794/
Visere6786/
Beeser6785/
Vesere6783/
Baiser6779/
Wecher6763/
Wegier6762/
Wueger6743/
Wysser6743/
Visjer6736/
Wayser6735/
Wegere6735/
Veyser6732/
Wajser6729/
Weazer6728/
Weezer6727/
Wedger6725/
Wizere6724/
Bisger6722/
Weisserth6720/
Wusser6719/
Viscer6719/
Wiiger6718/
Weycer6718/
Wiggisser6717/
Weyzer6716/
Viceer6714/
Wejzer6713/
Vetser6712/
Wuetscher6712/
Wezere6710/
Wesire679/
Viszer679/
Woizer679/
Wehger678/
Weicer677/
Weczer677/
Widjer677/
Wijzer676/
Vizeer676/
Biezer675/
Vesher675/
Weiserova675/
Wyszer675/
Biszer675/
Waiserová674/
Beserr674/
Vitser673/
Bescer673/
Weacer673/
Voiser673/
Waiger673/
Wusher672/
Wirzer672/
Wässer672/
Waisir672/
Weixer672/
Biiser672/
Vesoer671/
Bisear671/
Bixeer671/
Besger671/
Wuesscher671/
Wistscher671/
Wesier671/
Wesreh671/
Weisshere671/
Whyser671/
Viseer671/
Uisher671/
Wiijer671/
Wezjer671/
Veseer671/
Wittscher671/
Wizger671/
Woisir671/
Bejser671/
Bizeer671/
Wicert671/
Weischert671/
Wizier671/
Veaser670/
Weitscher670/
Biscer670/
Vesear670/
Wessir670/
Wezger670/
Wishir670/
Uesser670/
Beseer670/
Wusier670/
Weuzer670/

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