Wegeler Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wegeler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegeler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Austria141:608,24554,975
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wegeler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegeler is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wegeler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegeler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,718,748th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wegeler are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 28 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.

Wegeler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wegeler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegeler last name expanded 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegeler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegeler surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Wegeler earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.45% more than the national average, earning $68,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegeler9363/
Waegeler931/
Wegele921,567/
Wiegele861,068/
Weigele86917/
Weseler8677/
Wexeler8630/
Vegeler8621/
Wageler8614/
Wägeler863/
Wegelei862/
Wegiler861/
Begeler861/
Wegelee861/
Wegelej861/
Wegelie860/
Wieseler801,646/
Wehseler8082/
Veugeler8070/
Wehgelee8034/
Whegelee809/
Weiseler804/
Voegeler803/
Wiezeler801/
Viegeler801/
Wecheler800/
Weiggele800/
Wedgeles800/
Wezele77377/
Vegele77373/
Wesele77256/
Wägele77182/
Wigele7780/
Begele7741/
Wegela7713/
Wegile771/
Wejele771/
Wegeli770/
Wegely770/
Wiggeleer7527/
Wechesler7512/
Wechzeler752/
Wechetler751/
Weiguiler751/
Vogeler712,212/
Vögeler71126/
Huegele71125/
Wiseler7196/
Veigele7185/
Weseley7174/
Wiguele7144/
Vegeley7137/
Vageler7120/
Wegelid719/
Viegele718/
Beghele718/
Vegelej716/
Weisele715/
Beagele714/
Begeley712/
Weigely712/
Veseler711/
Vegelei711/
Weghela711/
Wehsele711/
Veceler711/
Bezeler711/
Wigeley711/
Bigeler710/
Weselie710/
Wiegela710/
Weigeli710/
Vogeleer67363/
Wicheler6732/
Weisiele6726/
Becheler6712/
Weiseles677/
Beghelle677/
Whygelee676/
Begiller673/
Bigheler672/
Vögelere671/
Weigelii671/
Weaghela671/
Vwiesele671/
Ueguiler671/
Hueseler670/
Huegeley670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wegeler
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