Wiestner Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wiestner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiestner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria781:109,17215,555
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wiestner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiestner is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wiestner.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiestner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiestner is the 1,231,034th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wiestner live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wiestner is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 109,172. In Austria Wiestner is most common in: Tyrol, where 85 percent reside, Burgenland, where 14 percent reside and Vorarlberg, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Austria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Wiestner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiestner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiestner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiestner are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Wiestner earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.87% less than the national average, earning $31,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westner931,070/
Wistner93195/
Wuestner88146/
Weistner881/
Waestner880/
Whistner880/
Westinner8218/
Whietnger820/
Wüstner801,580/
Vestner80604/
Wustner80144/
Bietner804/
Bistner802/
Bestner801/
Wietney800/
Wichtner7566/
Biettner759/
Vaestner751/
Whietney750/
Bistnér673/
Beztner672/
Bestnir671/
Biitner671/
Vestnerová671/
Biittner6385/
Wihitney630/
Vietna574/
Weetny570/

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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
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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 Wiestner
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