Wegiel Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Wegiel Surname User-submission:
In Polish there are two words like in the other Slavic languages :1 węgiel = the coal (a miner as ancestor?)2 węgieł = the angle, the corner (from a location?)BUT there is a possibility that the surname comes from 3 węgr = Hungarian (an Hungarian ancestor)4 wągr = comedo (as a derogative description?)5 węgorz = eel (for so many different reasons)In my humble opinion the second spelling is logical.
Read More About This SurnameWegiel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 271 | 1:1,337,487 | 93,180 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wegiel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Polish there are two words like in the other Slavic languages :1 węgiel = the coal (a miner as ancestor?)2 węgieł = the angle, the corner (from a location?)BUT there is a possibility that the surname comes from 3 węgr = Hungarian (an Hungarian ancestor)4 wągr = comedo (as a derogative description?)5 węgorz = eel (for so many different reasons)In my humble opinion the second spelling is logical.
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Wegiel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegiel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wegiel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegiel? popularity and diffusion
Wegiel is the 646,966th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wegiel live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Wegiel is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 1,337,487. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 27 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and Connecticut, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Wegiel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wegiel surname are 22.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Wegiel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $51,128 CAD per year.
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