Wegforth Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wegforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wegforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegforth is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wegforth is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Wegforth is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wegforth reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Wegforth is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 39 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 28 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live.

Wegforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wegforth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegforth surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Wegforth earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegfarth887/
Wigforth884/
Wegferth881/
Wegford8039/
Begfort802/
Wegfart800/
Wegfahrt75128/
Weckfort7511/
Wegfehrt755/
Wegfahart711/
Wickforth710/
Wigford675/
Begford670/
Weakford6323/
Beckfort636/
Weckford631/
Bekfoort630/
Bigford53758/
Becford5345/
Bekford538/
Wakford537/
Beckfor532/
Wacford531/
Wackford5079/
Wickford5028/
Beekford504/
Becfford501/
Wohcfart501/
Veckford501/
Beakford500/
Bickfort500/

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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 Wegforth
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