Wegenstein Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Wegenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 109 | 1:78,123 | 11,779 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Wegenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wegenstein is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegenstein? popularity and diffusion
Wegenstein is the 1,459,453rd most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wegenstein live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wegenstein is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 78,123. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 46 percent live, Vienna, where 37 percent live and Carinthia, where 6 percent live. Outside of Austria Wegenstein is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiegenstein | 95 | 102 | / |
| Weigenstein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wagenstein | 90 | 66 | / |
| Wogenstein | 90 | 38 | / |
| Wögenstein | 90 | 25 | / |
| Wesenstein | 90 | 2 | / |
| Begenstein | 90 | 2 | / |
| Wigenstein | 90 | 0 | / |
| Weisenstein | 86 | 839 | / |
| Witgenstein | 86 | 38 | / |
| Wiesenstein | 86 | 9 | / |
| Weiginstein | 86 | 0 | / |
| Vagenstein | 80 | 16 | / |
| Weisnstein | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wisenstein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wesinstein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weisenstine | 76 | 22 | / |
| Waisenstein | 76 | 8 | / |
| Vagenshtein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wichenstein | 76 | 0 | / |
| Wittgensteyn | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wisenstine | 70 | 5 | / |
| Vaisenstein | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vaginshtein | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vagenshteyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vitgenshteyn | 64 | 10 | / |
| Vaisenshtein | 64 | 4 | / |
| Wigenstam | 63 | 47 | / |
| Vagenshtayn | 57 | 9 | / |
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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 Wegenstein
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