Wegh Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6401:276,78615,683
Netherlands2211:76,41312,925
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium121:958,05473,966
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wegh (62) may also be a first name.

Wegh Last Name Facts

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

Wegh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wegh is the 335,833rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Wegh reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 62 people.

Wegh is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 640 people, or 1 in 276,786. In Nigeria Wegh is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Plateau, where 8 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Wegh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wegh surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Wegh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigh89433/
Weegh8931/
Wiegh8911/
Weugh895/
Weagh893/
Wesgh891/
Wuegh891/
Weg86892/
Vegh752,552/
Begh752,523/
Weig751,189/
Wigh75550/
Wegg75482/
Weeg75467/
Wieg75391/
Wegs75193/
Weag7588/
Weug7584/
Wegt7554/
Wehg754/
Wekh754/
Weqg752/
Wheg752/
Weyg751/
Wekg751/
Wecg751/
Hweg751/
Wehq751/
Uegh751/
Beigh676,723/
Beagh67205/
Veigh67117/
Veegh6774/
Bøegh6768/
Waigh6762/
Wehke6756/
Wijgh6743/
Wekhe6739/
Wiggh6729/
Beygh6724/
Wejgt6714/
Huegh6712/
Beegh673/
Wigth673/
Wecch673/
Wiehg671/
Vwieg671/
Waygh671/
Weigz671/
Whigh671/
Wekch671/
Viegh671/
Weegs671/
Ve'gh671/
Beggh671/
Beøgh671/
Hweeg671/
Wechx671/
Wweyg671/
Bejgh671/
Weigs670/
Weggs670/
Weisg670/
Weikh670/
Veagh670/

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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 Wegh
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