Wegar Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wegar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden291:339,54323,803
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Finland71:785,24338,644
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Wegar (32) may also be a first name.

Wegar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegar is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wegar is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Wegar occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wegar are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 339,543. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 55 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 31 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Sweden this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Finland, where 14 percent are found.

Wegar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wegar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wegar surname decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegar Last Name Statistics demography

Wegar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.6% less than the national average, earning $29,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weegar91552/
Weagar91216/
Whegar91141/
Wehgar9195/
Wegarp913/
Weigar912/
Wegart911/
Hwegar911/
Weghar911/
Wegare911/
Wiegar910/
Wheagar831,289/
Wheigar83126/
Whehgar83108/
Whiegar8390/
Weigard8348/
Wesgard8310/
Weygard831/
Weisgar831/
Wuehgar831/
Whaegar831/
Whoegar831/
Wehegar831/
Weangar831/
Weegart831/
Weggard830/
Weygart830/
Wagar803,229/
Begar801,781/
Vegar80494/
Wägar8076/
Wogar8051/
Wigar8011/
Wegor808/
Wygar801/
Weighart7733/
Weisgard7716/
Weigardh7716/
Weygaard7712/
Weigardt7711/
Weygaart779/
Weygardt778/
Wesgardh775/
Wejgaard774/
Weigaard774/
Weigarth772/
Weghahrt771/
Weihgart771/
Weinngar770/
Beggar735,448/
Beygar73588/
Vegare73310/
Whagar7369/
Vegard7361/
Beagar7360/
Vesgar7332/
Beegar7329/
Beghar7320/
Waggar7317/
Wegorz7316/
Veghar7313/
Behgar7313/
Whigar7311/
Voegar739/
Waghar739/
Wegore739/
Whogar734/
Begaar734/
Wygart733/
Veegar732/
Waigar732/
Weigor732/
Weagor731/
Beïgar731/
Wiggar731/
Weghor731/
Vegair731/
Vegajr731/
Begarr731/
Hwagar731/
Wahgar731/
Wygarz731/
Wägare731/
Becgar731/
Begarh731/
Wogair730/
Veigar730/
Vegart730/
Weegor730/
Huegar730/
Weesgaard71128/
Weighardt7192/
Wigardt6770/
Wigaard6757/
Beyghar6713/
Whahgar679/
Waygart678/
Wajgare676/
Veysgar675/
Beggair674/
Waingar673/
Veghare672/
Waigart672/
Beahgar672/
Huegart671/
Beigarr671/
Waigard671/
Vwygart671/
Weghort671/
Wahggar671/
Whaygar671/
Whaigar671/
Beeggar671/
Waygard671/
Veggaar671/
Wygaard671/
Wiggart670/
Veigard670/
Wichgar670/

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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 Wegar
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