Wegmer Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wegmer Last Name Facts

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

Wegmer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wegmer are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wegmer is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,367,808. In Germany Wegmer is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 82 percent live and Hesse, where 18 percent live. Not including Germany Wegmer is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent live.

Wegmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wegmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegmer last name decreased 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigmer924/
Wegmert921/
Wagmer8319/
Vegmer831/
Wigmer831/
Begmer830/
Wegmayr7780/
Wegmair7728/
Woggmer7719/
Wigmert772/
Whigmer771/
Beghmer771/
Wigmere770/
Vagmer677/
Waighmier670/
Bigmehr621/
Wigmayr621/
Wigmire620/

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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 Wegmer
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