Wiester Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wiester Last Name Facts

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

Wiester has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiester? popularity and diffusion

Wiester is the 1,290,735th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Wiester are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wiester is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nebraska, where 18 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 43 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Wiester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiester has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiester are 32.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.17% being registered with the political party.

Wiester earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wester9217,658/
Wister92805/
Biester861,412/
Weister86413/
Weuster86174/
Wuester86142/
Westher86122/
Westert86118/
Viester86111/
Wuister86109/
Wejster8652/
Wisther8643/
Weszter8635/
Westerh8623/
Weaster8613/
Waister8612/
Whister869/
Westter868/
Wesster866/
Weester862/
Wehster862/
Wesdter861/
Westeir861/
Westere861/
Wwester861/
Wishter861/
Westear860/
Wisster860/
Woister860/
Weshter860/
Westerr860/
Wuijster80164/
Wisteard8070/
Weschter8015/
Wuesther802/
Wiechter801/
Weistert801/
Wehester801/
Whitster800/
Whistter800/
Wischter800/
Bester7739,575/
Vester777,523/
Bister771,816/
Vister771,045/
Wüster77745/
Westre77695/
Wuster7794/
Wistre7726/
Wäster7719/
Wexter7713/
Uester772/
Westjr772/
Wizter771/
Uister771/
Wyster771/
Wixter770/
Wisterová7517/
Biestheer751/
Wistheart751/
Westerová751/
Westheart751/
Wisterova751/
Wechter711,201/
Beister71585/
Bijster71402/
Wichter71380/
Baister71335/
Bejster71285/
Beaster71252/
Huister71149/
Vuister7185/
Boister7169/
Wuyster7166/
Huester7162/
Beyster7158/
Wuszter7149/
Beszter7148/
Weixter7140/
Vistere7126/
Vestert7124/
Vestier7121/
Veshter7118/
Väester7116/
Vesterå7112/
Beshter7111/
Vesther7111/
Weszterová718/
Vesterø718/
Besther717/
Bestter717/
Bisther716/
Vestere714/
Beester713/
Visster713/
Veyster712/
Vaister712/
Veister711/
Viëster711/
Wuesterová711/
Wysther711/
Vetster711/
Westheartt710/
Vesster710/
Voister710/
Whuster710/
Ueister710/
Weachter67189/
Besteher6748/
Viechter6741/
Vesterre672/
Wichther671/
Veistere671/
Beijster671/
Veishter671/
Weichter670/
Houester670/
Buisterr670/
Vissther670/
Wetchter670/
Bischter670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wiester
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