Veygum Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Veygum Surname User-submission:

The Veygum surname is of German origin. It is probably an altered form of Weigand, itself a variant of the Germanic personal name Wiegand, which was originally a byname meaning 'warrior', from the present participle of wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

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Veygum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3751:384,32837,409
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492

Veygum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Veygum surname is of German origin. It is probably an altered form of Weigand, itself a variant of the Germanic personal name Wiegand, which was originally a byname meaning 'warrior', from the present participle of wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

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Veygum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Veygum (Russian: Вейгум) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Veygum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veygum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 751,291st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. Veygum is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Veygum live; 93 percent live in North Asia and 93 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 384,328. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 87 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 6 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 2 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live and Armenia, where 1 percent live.

Veygum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Veygum last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Veygum surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the political party.

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Veygum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veygum in the Russian language
Вейгумvejgum-

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