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Where Does The Last Name Wiest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wiest has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 45,509^th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 639,146 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Wiest live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wiest is also the 3,159,357^th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,007 people, or 1 in 72,390. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 6 percent are found, Texas, where 5 percent are found and Michigan, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States Wiest occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Wiest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wiest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 952 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiest last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.52% registered with the party.

The amount Wiest earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.03% more than the national average, earning 422,325 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 51.3% more than the national average, earning $34,349,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $48,072 CAD per year.