Wegh Surname
Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname
Wegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 640 | 1:276,786 | 15,683 |
| Netherlands | 221 | 1:76,413 | 12,925 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wegh (62) may also be a first name.
Wegh Demographics
Average Wegh Salary in
United States
$49,105 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wegh occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wegh.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 335,833rd most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name Wegh occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Wegh live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.
Wegh is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 276,786. In Nigeria Wegh is most numerous in: Benue, where 74 percent reside, Plateau, where 8 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Wegh is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Wegh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wegh last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Wegh last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weigh | 89 | 433 | / |
| Weegh | 89 | 31 | / |
| Wiegh | 89 | 11 | / |
| Weugh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Weagh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wesgh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuegh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weg | 86 | 892 | / |
| Vegh | 75 | 2,552 | / |
| Begh | 75 | 2,523 | / |
| Weig | 75 | 1,189 | / |
| Wigh | 75 | 550 | / |
| Wegg | 75 | 482 | / |
| Weeg | 75 | 467 | / |
| Wieg | 75 | 391 | / |
| Wegs | 75 | 193 | / |
| Weag | 75 | 88 | / |
| Weug | 75 | 84 | / |
| Wegt | 75 | 54 | / |
| Wehg | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wekh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weqg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wheg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weyg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wekg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wecg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wehq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uegh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beigh | 67 | 6,723 | / |
| Beagh | 67 | 205 | / |
| Veigh | 67 | 117 | / |
| Veegh | 67 | 74 | / |
| Bøegh | 67 | 68 | / |
| Waigh | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wehke | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wijgh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wekhe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wiggh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Beygh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wejgt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Huegh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beegh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wigth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wecch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiehg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwieg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weegs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ve'gh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beggh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beøgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wweyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bejgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weggs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weikh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veagh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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