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 occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,907,068th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Wiher is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Wiher reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wiher is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 141,602. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Graubünden, where 50 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 17 percent live. Not including Switzerland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Wiher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wiher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiher last name declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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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