Wege Surname
Approximately 5,497 people bear this surname
Wege Surname Definition:
“Road” in Old Dutch.
Wege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,116 | 1:19,559 | 2,582 |
| United States | 631 | 1:574,420 | 47,094 |
| Indonesia | 215 | 1:615,113 | 48,757 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Wege (3,402) may also be a first name.
Wege Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Road” in Old Dutch.
Wege Demographics
Wege Political Affiliation
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Wege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wege occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,505th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,325,731 people. Wege occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wege live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 122,082nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 3,402 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,116 people, or 1 in 19,559. In Germany Wege is primarily found in: Hesse, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Wege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wege surname increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wege Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wege last name are 24.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wege earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning R 289,452 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.18% more than the national average, earning $66,664 CAD per year.
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