Wiest Surname
Approximately 11,402 people bear this surname
Wiest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,007 | 1:72,390 | 8,367 |
| Germany | 4,957 | 1:16,241 | 2,140 |
| Brazil | 665 | 1:321,916 | 12,397 |
| Canada | 247 | 1:149,172 | 15,241 |
| France | 236 | 1:281,452 | 43,215 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Belgium | 48 | 1:239,513 | 29,891 |
| Paraguay | 42 | 1:172,303 | 3,394 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Colombia | 17 | 1:2,810,240 | 14,126 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 526 | 1:95,473 | 9,750 |
Wiest (13) may also be a first name.
Wiest Demographics
Average Male Wiest Height
177.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wiest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiest is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiest? popularity and diffusion
It is the 45,509th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 639,146 people. This last name 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 3,159,357th most frequent first name globally, held by 13 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,007 people, or 1 in 72,390. In The United States Wiest is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 6 percent are found, Texas, where 5 percent are found and Michigan, where 4 percent are found. Not including The United States Wiest exists 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 occurrence of Wiest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiest surname expanded 952 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wiest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wiest surname are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.52% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wieszt | 91 | 373 | / |
| Wiiest | 91 | 40 | / |
| Wieste | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whiest | 91 | 0 | / |
| West | 89 | 409,029 | / |
| Wist | 89 | 2,226 | / |
| Whieste | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weist | 80 | 4,046 | / |
| Wuest | 80 | 3,285 | / |
| Westh | 80 | 1,707 | / |
| Weast | 80 | 1,154 | / |
| Wiste | 80 | 1,055 | / |
| Weste | 80 | 838 | / |
| Wisth | 80 | 383 | / |
| Wiist | 80 | 145 | / |
| Wiszt | 80 | 136 | / |
| Viest | 80 | 131 | / |
| Wisst | 80 | 95 | / |
| Whist | 80 | 76 | / |
| Wijst | 80 | 71 | / |
| Weest | 80 | 60 | / |
| Biest | 80 | 47 | / |
| Weust | 80 | 35 | / |
| Westt | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wizst | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wesst | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weyst | 80 | 9 | / |
| Waist | 80 | 7 | / |
| Whest | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weszt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wisht | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wedst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wists | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wuist | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wwest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wiestová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wueste | 73 | 201 | / |
| Vieste | 73 | 99 | / |
| Wischt | 73 | 96 | / |
| Weiste | 73 | 62 | / |
| Wueest | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wescht | 73 | 12 | / |
| Waiste | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wisztt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wejset | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weijst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weiszt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Huiest | 73 | 3 | / |
| Westhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheist | 73 | 2 | / |
| D'West | 73 | 2 | / |
| Westte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waicet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vieszt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiecht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weastt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wittst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witstt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wweest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Witste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whists | 73 | 0 | / |
| Best | 67 | 110,527 | / |
| Vest | 67 | 17,723 | / |
| Wüst | 67 | 13,153 | / |
| Bist | 67 | 9,297 | / |
| Wust | 67 | 3,908 | / |
| Vist | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Weiseth | 67 | 342 | / |
| Weisæth | 67 | 53 | / |
| Uest | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wißt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wyst | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wäst | 67 | 22 | / |
| Westová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wjst | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wext | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wűst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wesd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wieszcz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wistová | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Weast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wixt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuescht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wèst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whistte | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiest
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