Wiesel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wiesel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wiesel

How popular is Wiesel?

Wiesel is common in Germany.

Wiesel is ranked 121065 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wiesels plummeted by 23.69231 per cent to 248 since 2000 and slipped by 18867 spots and ranked at 77264. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.76 96.31
Others 2.02 1.85
Wiesel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Israel. Around 3307 people have been found who wears Wiesel as their family name. Wiesel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
116,327 Spain6
720,003 Russia4
15,956 Venezuela3
289,511 England1
153,416 Italy1
174,544 Czech Republic1
28,365 Kenya1
40,340 Malaysia1
53,033 Nigeria1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,841 Scotland1
7,292 Vietnam1
20,172 Hungary1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
58,491 Australia32
23,914 Denmark20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
104,308 France86
52,053 Canada59
Countries with hundreds of Wiesel:
1,714 Israel660
53,921 United States485
33,368 Brazil350
7,573 Sweden123
Countries with thousands of Wiesel:
6,895 Germany1,379
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Comments

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Magen Culler
wiesel is a Germanic name meaning weasel and apply to the hunter.

Wiesel Namesakes

  • Ami Wiesel, Musical performer
  • Leon Wieseltier, Writer
  • Elie Wiesel, Writer
  • Hilda Wiesel, Elie Wiesel's sister
  • Illona Wieselmann, Actor
  • Leon Wieseltier, Writer
  • Ami Wiesel, Musical performer
  • Leon Wieseltier, Writer
  • Meir Wieseltier, Poet
  • Meir Wieseltier, Poet

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