Wegers Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wegers Last Name Facts

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

Wegers is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wegers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wegers live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wegers is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Wegers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wegers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegers Last Name Statistics demography

Wegers earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegers923,562/
Weygers92150/
Weggers9295/
Weigers9254/
Wedgers922/
Waegers920/
Wieggers86507/
Weijgers86120/
Weygerse8613/
Weingers866/
Weighers861/
Wagers834,073/
Vegers83123/
Wigers8363/
Wygers8357/
Wejers8318/
Wegars833/
Begers830/
Weijgerse8027/
Weingersz802/
Wiggers777,551/
Weijers774,803/
Wijgers77303/
Viegers7732/
Begiers7716/
Veegers7710/
Wygerse779/
Beggers776/
Wiegirs771/
Weisers771/
Veguers771/
Wechers771/
Widgers771/
Weegars771/
Wihgers771/
Witgers771/
Wizgers771/
Begeers771/
Veggers770/
Wyggers770/
Weigars770/
Bedgers770/
Beegers770/
Waggers770/
Weggersová751/
Wiechers713,326/
Wichgers71328/
Weichers71307/
Wijgerse71191/
Weijerse7119/
Wiggerss712/
Beigiers711/
Withgers711/
Wighgers711/
Weatjers711/
Weygerze711/
Beyghers711/
Viegaers710/
Weachers710/
Weechers710/
Wijers672,074/
Vigers67231/
Vegors6786/
Vegars6715/
Vejers6713/
Bigers679/
Vagers675/
Vogers672/
Vesers672/
Bezers671/
Vegerx671/
Wagars670/
Bygers670/
Bejers670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wegers
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