Wiedemann is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wiedemann
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Worn especially in the Lower Rhine and Moselle, could match the German Weidmann (= Hunter), also name (Alternative: Weidemann). Alternatively, one who lives in a place called Weide, Weiden (= pasture or willow, also the name of a town in Germany). Varientes: Wiedeman, Wiedenmann, Wiedmann.

How popular is Wiedemann?

Wiedemann is common in Germany.

Wiedemann is ranked 22113 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wiedemann bearers increased by 0.3683241 per cent in 2010 US census to 1635 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1028 spots and ranked at 17311. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.74 94.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 3.13
Others 1.47 0.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.8 0.68
Black 0.43 0.31
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.37 0.31
Wiedemann is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 23340 people have been found who wears Wiedemann as their family name. Wiedemann is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,235 Costa Rica7
38,459 New Zealand7
28,232 Morocco2
44,018 Poland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
213 Liechtenstein2
54,641 Sweden2
18,718 Thailand2
15,999 Slovakia2
34,581 Chile1
1,704,541 India1
28,365 Kenya1
2,211 Brunei1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
38,841 Scotland1
2,724 New Caledonia1
47,891 Norway1
29,774 Venezuela1
13,447 Uganda1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
5,589 Sudan1
36,678 Singapore1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
9,524 Portugal37
11,387 Ireland22
69,202 Netherlands18
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,658 Uruguay73
38,045 Spain58
28,626 Czech Republic51
Countries with hundreds of Wiedemann:
15,436 Brazil859
17,058 France563
2,071 Austria498
13,215 Mexico314
4,076 Switzerland288
21,011 Argentina254
2,942 Denmark202
18,201 Canada199
6,128 Hungary196
6,753 Colombia192
29,416 England156
18,908 Australia136
43,624 South Africa110
62,979 Italy101
Countries with thousands of Wiedemann:
16,316 United States2,034
Countries with ten thousands of Wiedemann:
353 Germany16,878
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Wiedemann Namesakes

  • Frank Wiedemann, Musical Artist
  • Frank Wiedemann of Âme, Composer
  • Anna Belle Wiedemann, Politician
  • Bernadett Wiedemann, Opera Singer
  • Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Fashion Model
  • Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Fashion Model
  • Elisabeth Wiedemann, Film actress
  • Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Fashion Model
  • Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, Fashion Model
  • Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, Physicist

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