Wegis Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wegis (26) may also be a first name.

Wegis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegis (Marathi: वेगीस) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wegis reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

Wegis is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Wegis is most common in: California, where 80 percent are found, Nevada, where 4 percent are found and Arizona, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Wegis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wegis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegis last name expanded 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegis surname are 48.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95.65% being registered with the political party.

Wegis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $38,897 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegis910/
Weigis910/
Weghuis835/
Wiegies831/
Wesis80657/
Begis80414/
Vegis80334/
Wagis8094/
Weges8051/
Wigis8024/
Wexis803/
Weghoist771/
Wedges7357/
Begois7337/
Wejsis7320/
Begish7317/
Veggis7314/
Wagish7312/
Begies7310/
Wiggis738/
Vegais732/
Begais732/
Vegish732/
Waggis731/
Beggis731/
Wegesh731/
Wetgiz731/
Weises731/
Viegis731/
Vedgis731/
Vegise731/
Vegits731/
Weisis731/
Weisex731/
Weguiz731/
Weagic731/
Begisz731/
Weghes731/
Beygis730/
Weiges730/
Weesis730/
Weages730/
Beagis730/
Weisez730/
Weesies67186/
Waigise6758/
Wogisch6730/
Weitjes6730/
Voegies6724/
Weinges6721/
Wettges6720/
Wedgest678/
Beiggis677/
Wiegieß671/
Weisish671/
Wiggies671/
Beghuis671/
Beggais671/
Veagies670/
Begisch670/
Weisech670/

Wegis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wegis in the Marathi language
वेगीसvegisa-

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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 Wegis
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