Wegeland Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wegeland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wegeland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegeland is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegeland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wegeland reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 188,157. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 70 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 10 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 18 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weggeland94131/
Wigeland8835/
Begeland882/
Wogeland880/
Veggeland8279/
Viegeland8254/
Weselan8021/
Vigeland75440/
Vegelahn75101/
Wegelein7529/
Beigelan753/
Vogeland752/
Vegelhan751/
Wiguelan751/
Viegelahn7150/
Vegelante719/
Weselamne711/
Vegelhahn711/
Weselon672/
Wiselan671/
Wezelam671/
Vegeliante671/
Begelon670/
Bigelan670/
Wegilon670/

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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 Wegeland
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