177.72 ^cm

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

The last name Wegener has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 17,564^th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 231,028 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wegener live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,201,840^th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 66 people.

Wegener is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 23,448 people, or 1 in 3,433. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Wegener Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wegener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegener last name rose 1,504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 439 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wegener Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wegener surname are 13.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wegener earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning 434,157 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.56% more than the national average, earning R 324,516 per year; in United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $55,288 CAD per year.