Wegens Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wegens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wegens (53) may also be a first name.

Wegens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegens is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wegens is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wegens occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wegens are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wegens is also the 1,366,219th most widespread forename globally, borne by 53 people.

It is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium Wegens is most common in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Belgium this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Wegens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wegens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegens surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weegens9236/
Woegens9231/
Weigens9210/
Weggens922/
Wiegens921/
Weggemns861/
Wigens8392/
Begens8361/
Wagens8311/
Wögens839/
Wesens836/
Weegns832/
Wygens831/
Weesns830/
Wegins830/
Wogens830/
Wiggens77192/
Weijens7755/
Wetjens7750/
Witgens7719/
Huegens7719/
Veegens7713/
Besgens7712/
Wißgens776/
Widgens775/
Weggins775/
Wiguens774/
Beggens772/
Wisgens771/
Weigenz771/
Wiesens771/
Weyjens771/
Viegens771/
Waggens770/
Wiegins770/
Weggems770/
Weigins770/
Wagns732/
Weytjens71574/
Wittgens71177/
Bettgens7187/
Weitjens7182/
Weetjens7175/
Waagenæs719/
Huetgens712/
Wejtjens711/
Wiggenss711/
Wissgens711/
Behegens710/
Weisense710/
Weiggins710/
Wiggiens710/
Begenç6749/
Weijtjens6747/
Weijns6741/
Begins6725/
Wagnås6723/
Wicens6722/
Wigins6722/
Wiggns6714/
Vecens676/
Wesnæs675/
Vigens674/
Bigens672/
Wesnse672/
Vezens672/
Beigns671/
Wygins670/
Wagins670/
Wijens670/
Weisensse670/
Wizens670/

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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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  • 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 Wegens
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