Wegele Surname

252,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3451:59,8557,714
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wegele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegele is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 252,519th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,650,636 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wegele are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,345 people, or 1 in 59,855. In Germany Wegele is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 72 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Not including Germany Wegele exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Wegele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wegele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wegele surname rose 2,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegele surname are 39.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86% being registered to vote for the party.

Wegele earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.25% more than the national average, earning $53,613 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegele921,068/
Weigele92917/
Wegeler92113/
Waegele9288/
Wegelei922/
Wegelee921/
Wegelej921/
Wegelie920/
Wegle9122/
Wehgelee8634/
Whegelee869/
Wedgeles860/
Weiggele860/
Weigle833,313/
Weagle83870/
Wezele83377/
Vegele83373/
Wesele83256/
Wägele83182/
Wigele8380/
Begele8341/
Wagele8324/
Wegela8313/
Weegle833/
Weesle831/
Wogele831/
Wejele831/
Weghel831/
Wegile831/
Weggle830/
Wegely830/
Wegeli830/
Voegele772,608/
Huegele77125/
Wageley7795/
Veigele7785/
Weseler7777/
Weseley7774/
Wagelie7757/
Wiguele7744/
Waegeli7738/
Vegeley7737/
Weeghel7726/
Vegeler7721/
Wogeley7712/
Wegelid779/
Beghele778/
Viegele778/
Waghele777/
Vegelej776/
Weisele775/
Beagele774/
Wägeler773/
Begeley772/
Weigely772/
Vegelle772/
Wigeley771/
Weghale771/
Weghela771/
Wegiler771/
Wehsele771/
Wagelee771/
Weighel771/
Vegelei771/
Weiggle770/
Wieghel770/
Weighle770/
Weselie770/
Weigole770/
Wiegela770/
Weigeli770/
Wigle731,506/
Wygle73524/
Wesle73164/
Vegle7328/
Wägle732/
Wezle731/
Weßle731/
Weighell71559/
Voegelie7138/
Weisiele7126/
Beghelle717/
Weiseles717/
Whygelee716/
Weiseler714/
Wieghell714/
Vwiesele711/
Weaghela711/
Weighelt711/
Weigelii711/
Huegeley710/
Voegeley710/
Waigelle710/
Vögele674,736/
Vogele671,011/
Wejile67345/
Vesele67293/
Wiggle67207/
Vecele67183/
Wagale67175/
Wagole67168/
Huegle67156/
Vegelj67154/
Veghel67125/
Wezela67109/
Weseli67103/
Wogole67101/
Wägeli6783/
Vagele6770/
Whygle6758/
Vegely6752/
Vigele6751/
Begelj6750/
Veigle6746/
Wageli6746/
Vezele6744/
Bezele6741/
Wessle6738/
Uesele6735/
Bigele6731/
Wiggeleer6727/
Weselý6726/
Wegali6724/
Waigle6718/
Wesile6718/
Begeli6717/
Wezile6715/
Wigely6713/
Wagile6710/
Vegole677/
Vegale676/
Wagely674/
Weasle673/
Veggle672/
Weisle672/
Weazle672/
Weselhead672/
Wisele672/
Wegila672/
Wechzeler672/
Wigale672/
Wezeli672/
Wegili671/
Vejele671/
Vegeli671/
Wizele671/
Wogale671/
Wogile671/
Ueghel671/
Weiguiler671/
Wecely671/
Weysle671/
Wyggle670/
Wegaly670/
Wheighell670/
Weshle670/
Whigle670/
Veagle670/
Weslle670/
Begile670/
Vuegle670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wegele
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis