Wege Surname
Approximately 5,497 people bear this surname
Wege Surname Definition:
“Road” in Old Dutch.
Wege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,116 | 1:19,559 | 2,582 |
| United States | 631 | 1:574,420 | 47,094 |
| Indonesia | 215 | 1:615,113 | 48,757 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Wege (3,402) may also be a first name.
Wege Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Road” in Old Dutch.
Wege Demographics
Average Wege Salary in
United States
$45,657 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wege has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wege.
How Common Is The Last Name Wege? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 87,505th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,325,731 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wege reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 122,082nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 3,402 people.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 4,116 people, or 1 in 19,559. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Wege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wege last name grew 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wege Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wege last name are 24.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wege earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning R 289,452 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.18% more than the national average, earning $66,664 CAD per year.
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