Wiesner Surname

18,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Wiesner Surname Definition:

“Owner of a Meadow” (Wiese) in Old German.

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Wiesner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,4361:4,142465
United States4,1161:88,0619,919
Austria1,5221:5,595649
Poland6211:61,2069,616
Canada5521:66,7497,716
Ecuador4981:31,9393,810
Switzerland4751:17,2902,840
Czechia4571:23,2683,609
South Africa4461:121,47514,394
Argentina2451:174,46314,625
Colombia2091:228,5845,215
Hungary1781:55,1485,819
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
France1381:481,32467,982
England981:568,55234,674
Israel791:108,32412,251
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Slovakia591:90,44817,420
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Liechtenstein101:3,838429
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2731:183,95116,312

Wiesner (52) may also be a first name.

Wiesner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Owner of a Meadow” (Wiese) in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

Wiesner Last Name Facts

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

Wiesner is found most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiesner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiesner is the 18,528th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 244,877 people. The last name Wiesner is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wiesner are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wiesner is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 19,436 people, or 1 in 4,142. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany Wiesner occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Wiesner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiesner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiesner last name grew 1,508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 9,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiesner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiesner last name are 34.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.39% registered with the party.

The amount Wiesner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.4% less than the national average, earning 313,540 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1985.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 404,352 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.53% more than the national average, earning R 429,012 per year; in Colombia they earn 58.71% more than the national average, earning $36,030,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning $47,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiessner931,195/
Wieszner9368/
Wiehsner933/
Wisner927,287/
Wesner925,756/
Wieschner880/
Weisner863,461/
Wießner862,675/
Wessner862,232/
Weesner861,309/
Wissner861,105/
Whisner86862/
Waisner86516/
Wishner86428/
Weasner86274/
Wiezner8696/
Viesner8653/
Weszner8634/
Biesner8624/
Wehsner8623/
Wihsner8612/
Weshner8611/
Wiszner8611/
Wisnier8610/
Woisner863/
Weusner862/
Wejsner862/
Wyesner861/
Wisgner860/
Wisnerr860/
Wesnier860/
Wedsner860/
Whesner860/
Wuesner860/
Wuisner860/
Wiesnerová82496/
Wietschner8251/
Wiesnerova826/
Weissner80400/
Wischner8078/
Weishner8059/
Wieczner8032/
Wiechner8015/
Weiszner8014/
Biessner808/
Wueshner805/
Wessnert805/
Weisnger802/
Whishner802/
Weisnner802/
Wessnger801/
Wessnerr801/
Viessner801/
Weihsner801/
Wishnier800/
Whitsner800/
Whissner800/
Wiessnerová788/
Besner772,330/
Wizner771,450/
Wißner77559/
Wejner77508/
Wysner77287/
Visner77278/
Wezner77245/
Weßner77214/
Bisner77163/
Wixner7795/
Wexner7776/
Vesner7765/
Uesner772/
Wecner772/
Wusner771/
Weischner7537/
Witschner7522/
Wueschner7520/
Woischner7510/
Wisnerová756/
Wietchner752/
Weuschner751/
Waischner751/
Beisner711,370/
Wechner71514/
Wichner71413/
Bessner71248/
Werzner71137/
Wejnert71109/
Weißner7199/
Baisner7168/
Viesnerová7156/
Veisner7149/
Veysner7148/
Veszner7148/
Vetsner7136/
Vishner7135/
Weixner7133/
Waizner7121/
Wieznerová7119/
Bissner7118/
Huesner7117/
Viezner7116/
Boisner7113/
Weizner7111/
Vessner7111/
Beesner7110/
Wyshner718/
Wejzner718/
Bießner718/
Beshner717/
Vissner716/
Wejnerd716/
Vesnier716/
Wehsnerová715/
Bisneer715/
Weijner715/
Wüssner715/
Whysner713/
Weitschner712/
Bishner712/
Weisnerová712/
Beasner711/
Waisnir711/
Wuetschner711/
Weicner711/
Viosner711/
Wiczner711/
Veshner711/
Wushner711/
Wiznier711/
Bisnher711/
D'Weissner711/
Wysnner711/
Veasner710/
Wussner710/
Waysner710/
Wissnir710/
Beszner710/
Weisnir710/
Beissner67304/
Woyshner6798/
Wüschner6789/
Weichner6768/
Ueschner6752/
Uischner6741/
Beschner6738/
Wuerzner6727/
Wayshner6718/
Huessner6718/
Wuichner6716/
Wuechner6714/
Weijhner6711/
Veyshner676/
Vischner676/
Wuschner675/
Beiszner675/
Weiczner673/
Beihsner673/
Veisnere673/
Veytsner672/
Whichner672/
Veschner671/
Vaitsner671/
Weisznerová671/
Veishner671/
Veissner671/
Voishner671/
Bischner670/

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