Wegenast Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Wegenast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 234 | 1:344,040 | 33,598 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wegenast Demographics
Average Wegenast Salary in
United States
$46,996 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wegenast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegenast Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wegenast is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wegenast click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegenast? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 592,650th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name Wegenast occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wegenast reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 344,040. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 81 percent reside, Hesse, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Wegenast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wegenast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegenast last name rose 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wegenast Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wegenast are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Wegenast earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,378 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weigenast | 94 | 15 | / |
| Weigenat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wegenost | 88 | 0 | / |
| Weiganast | 82 | 1 | / |
| Begenat | 80 | 106 | / |
| Vegenas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weidgenaut | 78 | 0 | / |
| Weesenat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wegenohs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wesena | 71 | 1,460 | / |
| Wigena | 71 | 456 | / |
| Begena | 71 | 82 | / |
| Wegina | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vegena | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wagenhost | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vegesna | 67 | 3,254 | / |
| Vexenat | 67 | 288 | / |
| Weisenhaus | 67 | 124 | / |
| Begenau | 67 | 65 | / |
| Weginga | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bezenas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weginah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wedgina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waigena | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weghina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weisena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veginas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weguina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veginat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vegegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejenap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weggeno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwigena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigenas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beginas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Begenot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigeno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wigenga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Wegenast
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