Weegels Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weegels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weegels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Belgium171:676,27358,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Weegels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weegels is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weegels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Weegels are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 121,490. In The Netherlands Weegels is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 50 percent reside, North Brabant, where 34 percent reside and North Holland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegels922/
Wiegels86195/
Weigels861/
Wagels7796/
Wexels7741/
Wecels776/
Wesels775/
Vegels771/
Weigls771/
Begels770/
Beugels71441/
Beegles7146/
Voegels7128/
Wehsels7110/
Weasels713/
Weisels712/
Beagels712/
Wiggels712/
Huegels711/
Weselss711/
Weigils710/
Wighels710/
Wiechels6726/
Vegls672/
Weglz671/
Uegelles671/
Weichels671/
Begls670/
Wesaells670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Weegels
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis