Wegad Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wegad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Wegad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wegad (Marathi: बेगड, Oriya: େୱଗଡ) occurs most in India. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wegad.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Wegad is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Wegad reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
Wegad is most frequent in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 78 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 4 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Wegad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wegad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wegad last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wegad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wegad in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱଗଡ | ewagada | - |
| Wegad in the Marathi language | ||
| बेगड | begada | 66.67 |
| वेगड | vegada | 33.33 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wegad
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