Wegand Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wegand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wegand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegand is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegand? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,612,213th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Wegand occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wegand are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent live, Maryland, where 17 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Wegand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wegand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegand surname increased 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wegand are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Wegand earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegand9234,220/
Weigand9216,809/
Weygand92715/
Wegandt921/
Wuegand920/
Weegand920/
Weagand920/
Weigandt862,481/
Wiegandt861,736/
Weygandt861,153/
Weingand86707/
Weighand8657/
Weagandt861/
Wieggand861/
Weigands860/
Weggandt860/
Weiggand860/
Weegandt860/
Wieghand860/
Wieygand860/
Wigand831,984/
Wygand83223/
Begand8331/
Wagand8331/
Wogand8312/
Vegand837/
Wegant833/
Wegond830/
Weingandt8044/
Weyhgandt809/
Weiggands808/
Weisgandt803/
Weyghandt800/
Waigand77758/
Weigant77486/
Weagant77238/
Wiegant77219/
Weygant77216/
Wigandt7799/
Wiggand7780/
Wogandt7755/
Wagandt7730/
Begandt7719/
Wijgand7718/
Viegand7714/
Veigand7710/
Veygand776/
Waygand774/
Wygandt771/
Weigamd771/
Wighand770/
Weggant770/
Whigand770/
Wiegond770/
Wygands770/
Weyhngandt753/
Weigandová752/
Waigandt71360/
Veygandt71102/
Viegandt7151/
Weingant7135/
Weygantt7126/
Veigandt7120/
Weisgant715/
Weygante712/
Weighant712/
Weijgond711/
Weagantt711/
Weygantz710/
Wiggands710/
Waygandt710/
Wygant671,427/
Bigand671,310/
Wigant67407/
Vigand67273/
Vagand67165/
Begond6717/
Bygand6713/
Wagant6713/
Wigond6712/
Waigandte679/
Waingandt674/
Vygand674/
Vegond673/
Waiganndt671/
Begant671/
Voeygandt670/
Wagond670/
Vegant670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wegand
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