Wiher Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Wiher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wiher (18) may also be a first name.
Wiher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiher is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,907,068th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Wiher are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 18 people.
It is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 141,602. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Graubünden, where 50 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 17 percent are found. Besides Switzerland Wiher occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Wiher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wiher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wieher | 91 | 103 | / |
| Wihere | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wier | 89 | 4,266 | / |
| Wiehejr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whieher | 83 | 0 | / |
| Viher | 80 | 654 | / |
| Wierz | 80 | 234 | / |
| Wiehr | 80 | 221 | / |
| Weher | 80 | 133 | / |
| Wiere | 80 | 76 | / |
| Wyher | 80 | 37 | / |
| Biher | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wijer | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hwier | 80 | 13 | / |
| Whyer | 80 | 12 | / |
| Whier | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wietr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wieir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiesr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wierr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiihr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wierh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weijer | 73 | 1,005 | / |
| Wejher | 73 | 212 | / |
| Wierre | 73 | 210 | / |
| Waijer | 73 | 162 | / |
| Wierth | 73 | 98 | / |
| Wierød | 73 | 57 | / |
| Weeher | 73 | 31 | / |
| Wayier | 73 | 9 | / |
| Waiyer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wheair | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waaier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vihere | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wajier | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wyhier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weheir | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheeer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wietrz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wieier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wyhert | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bier | 67 | 10,766 | / |
| Vier | 67 | 3,772 | / |
| Wyer | 67 | 3,692 | / |
| Waaijer | 67 | 736 | / |
| Wiir | 67 | 200 | / |
| Wiehrdt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wjir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wheeier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weigier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whehier | 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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- 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 Wiher
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