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

Wiestner is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiestner? popularity and diffusion

Wiestner is the 1,231,034th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wiestner live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Austria, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 109,172. In Austria Wiestner is most common in: Tyrol, where 85 percent live, Burgenland, where 14 percent live and Vorarlberg, where 1 percent live. Outside of Austria Wiestner exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Wiestner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiestner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiestner last name increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiestner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiestner surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the 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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