Wegefelt Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wegefelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wegefelt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Wegefelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegefelt has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegefelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wegefelt reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Kronoberg County, where 58 percent reside and Skåne County, where 42 percent reside. Other than Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesefeldt824/
Wigefeldt822/
Wedgefield780/
Wagefeld7518/
Beghefel751/
Weizetfel715/
Weisifelt710/
Wuescefeld671/
Wesifeld631/
Visefelt630/
Wisefield5914/
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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 Wegefelt
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