Wegmeyer Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1501:536,70344,788
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wegmeyer Last Name Facts

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

Wegmeyer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegmeyer? popularity and diffusion

Wegmeyer is the 1,163,787th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wegmeyer reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 536,703. In Germany Wegmeyer is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 65 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Bremen, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.

Wegmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegmeyer last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Wegmeyer earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.32% more than the national average, earning $60,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegmeyer941/
Wegmayer8825/
Wegmeier885/
Beigmeyer820/
Wegmayr8080/
Wegmaier7592/
Begmeier752/
Wagmeier750/
Wegmair6728/
Wigmayr671/
Bigmayer630/
Bigmeier630/
Waighmier590/
Bigmajer502/
Waghmour501/

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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 Wegmeyer
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