Wegemann Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegemann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2691:299,27730,754
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wegemann Last Name Facts

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

Wegemann is most common in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wegemann.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegemann? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 868,551st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wegemann live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 299,277. In Germany Wegemann is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent are found, Bavaria, where 9 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.

Wegemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wegemann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegemann surname grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegemann last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wegemann earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.53% less than the national average, earning $27,817 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegemann9450/
Weggemann9444/
Waegemann9441/
Wegeman9370/
Wagemann882,878/
Waegeman88450/
Weggeman88336/
Wägemann8817/
Weegeman885/
Wigemann881/
Wegamann881/
Wiegeman880/
Wiggemann822/
Huegemann821/
Wageman801,209/
Begeman801,012/
Wigeman805/
Wegaman801/
Wegoman800/
Wogeman800/
Wiegohmann780/
Bögemann75299/
Wigetman7518/
Wiggeman7515/
Wagamann755/
Wagemman753/
Waggeman752/
Wagheman751/
Wogamann751/
Beggeman750/
Biggemann71110/
Wiggetman7115/
Weighaman710/
Waggamann710/
Wagaman672,978/
Wagiman672,884/
Wogoman67425/
Wogaman67140/
Wagoman674/
Vageman671/
Voighemann671/
Vogeman671/
Bigeman670/
Wigaman670/

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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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  • 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 Wegemann
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