Wegand Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wegand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wegand Last Name Facts

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

Wegand is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wegand.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wegand live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wegand is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent are found, Maryland, where 17 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Wegand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wegand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wegand last name rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegand last name are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the party.

Wegand earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegand9234,220/
Weigand9216,809/
Weygand92715/
Wegandt921/
Wuegand920/
Weegand920/
Weagand920/
Weigandt862,481/
Wiegandt861,736/
Weygandt861,153/
Weingand86707/
Weighand8657/
Weagandt861/
Wieggand861/
Weigands860/
Weggandt860/
Weiggand860/
Weegandt860/
Wieghand860/
Wieygand860/
Wigand831,984/
Wygand83223/
Begand8331/
Wagand8331/
Wogand8312/
Vegand837/
Wegant833/
Wegond830/
Weingandt8044/
Weyhgandt809/
Weiggands808/
Weisgandt803/
Weyghandt800/
Waigand77758/
Weigant77486/
Weagant77238/
Wiegant77219/
Weygant77216/
Wigandt7799/
Wiggand7780/
Wogandt7755/
Wagandt7730/
Begandt7719/
Wijgand7718/
Viegand7714/
Veigand7710/
Veygand776/
Waygand774/
Wygandt771/
Weigamd771/
Wighand770/
Weggant770/
Whigand770/
Wiegond770/
Wygands770/
Weyhngandt753/
Weigandová752/
Waigandt71360/
Veygandt71102/
Viegandt7151/
Weingant7135/
Weygantt7126/
Veigandt7120/
Weisgant715/
Weygante712/
Weighant712/
Weijgond711/
Weagantt711/
Weygantz710/
Wiggands710/
Waygandt710/
Wygant671,427/
Bigand671,310/
Wigant67407/
Vigand67273/
Vagand67165/
Begond6717/
Bygand6713/
Wagant6713/
Wigond6712/
Waigandte679/
Waingandt674/
Vygand674/
Vegond673/
Waiganndt671/
Begant671/
Voeygandt670/
Wagond670/
Vegant670/

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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
  • 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 Wegand
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