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Where Does The Last Name Wegen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wegen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Wegén. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 788,513^th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Wegen reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256^th most frequent given name globally It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 503,159. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wegen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wegen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegen last name fell 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Wegen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $47,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning $64,829 CAD per year.