Wiesner Surname
Approximately 29,760 people bear this surname
Wiesner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,436 | 1:4,142 | 465 |
| United States | 4,116 | 1:88,061 | 9,919 |
| Austria | 1,522 | 1:5,595 | 649 |
| Poland | 621 | 1:61,206 | 9,616 |
| Canada | 552 | 1:66,749 | 7,716 |
| Ecuador | 498 | 1:31,939 | 3,810 |
| Switzerland | 475 | 1:17,290 | 2,840 |
| Czechia | 457 | 1:23,268 | 3,609 |
| South Africa | 446 | 1:121,475 | 14,394 |
| Argentina | 245 | 1:174,463 | 14,625 |
| Colombia | 209 | 1:228,584 | 5,215 |
| Hungary | 178 | 1:55,148 | 5,819 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Brazil | 142 | 1:1,507,566 | 50,366 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Israel | 79 | 1:108,324 | 12,251 |
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| Slovakia | 59 | 1:90,448 | 17,420 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Liechtenstein | 10 | 1:3,838 | 429 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 273 | 1:183,951 | 16,312 |
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.
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.
- wiesnerWiesner Demographics
Average Male Wiesner Height
178.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wiesner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiesner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiesner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiesner? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiesner is the 18,528th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 244,877 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wiesner live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common given name in the world It is held by 52 people.
The surname Wiesner is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 19,436 people, or 1 in 4,142. In Germany Wiesner is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.
Wiesner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wiesner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiesner last name expanded 1,508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 9,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wiesner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wiesner surname are 34.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.39% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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Wiesner Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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