Wegenaar Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wegenaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegenaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wegenaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegenaar is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wegenaar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegenaar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Wegenaar is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Wegenaar are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wegenaar is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 296,266. In The Netherlands Wegenaar is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 21 percent reside and Drenthe, where 16 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wegenaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wegenaar are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Wegenaar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weegenaar94121/
Waegenaar9430/
Wegeenaar941/
Wegenar930/
Wagenaar8810,189/
Wezenaar88142/
Wesenaar88140/
Wigenaar881/
Begenaar881/
Waagenaar82149/
Wiesenaar8254/
Weesenaar8223/
Weezenaar8213/
Waggenaar8211/
Wegenhart8211/
Wagenhaar821/
Wagenar8049/
Begenar802/
Waganaar7514/
Wisenaar752/
Waginaar751/
Vagenaar751/
Wagenarr751/
Veesenaar712/
Wegenhort711/
Waaginaar710/
Bejenar67775/
Wijenar67158/
Bezenar6757/
Wagenor6713/
Veganar676/
Beženar672/
Weisenhart672/
Wedgenorth671/
Wezenor671/
Wagonar671/
Wesenor670/

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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 Wegenaar
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