Wewer Surname

266,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wewer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0131:79,47210,038
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wewer Last Name Facts

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

Wewer is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wewer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,624th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,971,041 people. Wewer is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wewer live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 79,472. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Not including Germany Wewer is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Wewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wewer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wewer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wewer surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wewer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $43,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $50,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weewer91100/
Weiwer9187/
Wiewer9153/
Wejwer9131/
Wewere9117/
Weywer918/
Weawer912/
Weïwer911/
Weiwert8340/
Weweire837/
Whewear831/
Wesswer831/
Whewere831/
Weawear831/
Wejwere831/
Wever808,155/
Wawer804,708/
Wower80499/
Wiwer8020/
Vewer807/
Wywer801/
Uewer800/
Wechwert7728/
Hwehwere7718/
Weaver73204,379/
Weever73273/
Wewior73190/
Waever7368/
Wajwer7327/
Veiwer7326/
Viewer7324/
Weiver7310/
Weberr739/
Wuever738/
Wiever737/
Wiswer736/
Wahwer734/
Wevier732/
Wevear732/
Woever731/
Böwwer731/
Wwever731/
Wewire731/
Wawerû731/
Bewear731/
Whever731/
Weveir731/
Wohwer731/
Wweber731/
Wawerũ731/
Wybeer730/
Wevere730/
Wehuer730/
Wechwerth7132/
Whehwhere711/
Weiswerth710/
Wheaver6781/
Weaverr678/
Weivert676/
Weijber674/
Wheever674/
Weavere673/
Weavert672/
Weavear672/
Wessuer671/
Waiwere671/
Wheeber671/
Weavier671/
Wweaver671/
Weiuert671/
Weaveer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wewer
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