Wismeijer Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wismeijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wismeijer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2471:68,36911,652
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wismeijer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wismeijer is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wismeijer.

How Common Is The Last Name Wismeijer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wismeijer is the 998,609th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wismeijer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wismeijer is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 68,369. In The Netherlands Wismeijer is most frequent in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 29 percent reside and Utrecht, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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