Wietjes Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wietjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wietjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States311:11,692,224454,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wietjes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wietjes is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wietjes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wietjes is the 2,047,559th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Wietjes reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 98 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found.

Wietjes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wietjes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wietjes surname expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wietjes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wietjes are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Wietjes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witjes921,626/
Wetjes921/
Wieties8693/
Wietzes8664/
Wietses8664/
Weitjes8630/
Wittjes862/
Weetjes861/
Wietges861/
Bietjies8043/
Betjes77222/
Witges77119/
Vietje77118/
Bietje7776/
Wities7718/
Wieses775/
Wietse772/
Wietze771/
Wietge770/
Wittges7164/
Buitjes7146/
Bijtjes7135/
Wietzer7133/
Wettges7120/
Betjeys713/
Bietjie711/
Vieties711/
Witties711/
Wiegies711/
Vestjes711/
Betjies711/
Wietsie710/
Wieze6710/
Baaitjes671/
Whietier670/

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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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  • 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 Wietjes
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