Vegter Surname

195,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vegter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vegter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4461:11,6791,644
United States4471:810,87062,361
Canada991:372,17833,288
Australia641:421,80833,593
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Vegter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vegter occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Vegter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vegter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vegter is the 195,889th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,403,805 people. The surname Vegter occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Vegter live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Vegter is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,446 people, or 1 in 11,679. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 24 percent reside, North Holland, where 18 percent reside and South Holland, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Vegter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vegter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vegter last name grew 2,794 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vegter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vegter are 39.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vegter earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.15% less than the national average, earning R 194,508 per year; in United States they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $45,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaegter924/
Vegte91100/
Wegter83385/
Fegter83152/
Vogter8349/
Vekter835/
Vecter834/
Vagter831/
Vekhter77216/
Vektere779/
Vegtech771/
Vecther771/
Vigte734/
Vygte733/
Begte732/
Vecte731/
Vogtherr7172/
Vecthter711/
Weigtger710/
Wagter67834/
Victer67497/
Fekter6782/
Bekter6769/
Vakter6748/
Fecter6721/
Vikter6716/
Wekter675/
Figter673/
Wecter673/
Voigte672/
Vekterová672/
Uecter671/
Vekterova671/
Becter671/
Vokter671/
Fagter671/
Bigter671/
Vectte670/

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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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  • 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 Vegter
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