Wegnar Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wegnar (8) may also be a first name.

Wegnar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegnar is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegnar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wegnar is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wegnar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wegnar are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 8 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Germany Wegnar occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Wegnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wegnar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegnar last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waegnar924/
Wegnaar921/
Wegnart920/
Wegnaur920/
Wenar9196/
Weinar83168/
Wejnar8367/
Wenaar8326/
Wognar8322/
Wagnar8317/
Vegnar835/
Wegnor833/
Begnar832/
Wignar832/
Wenare832/
Wienar831/
Wesnar830/
Weegenaar80121/
Wegeenaar801/
Weighnard800/
Wenhart77174/
Wagnaar7783/
Wagnair7719/
Wenahar778/
Weesnar772/
Weisnar771/
Weanear771/
Weangar771/
Wejnard771/
Weinaar771/
Wesnaar771/
Waggnar770/
Wettnar770/
Weimnar770/
Weinear770/
Benar731,571/
Winar73482/
Wynar73151/
Venar73105/
Wenor7316/
Wjnar734/
Wejnarth715/
Wagennar711/
Waggnaar711/
Weinardt711/
Veignard711/
Weenjhar711/
Weisnaur710/
Weinngar710/
Weitnaur710/
Wojnar675,200/
Benhar671,304/
Venard671,297/
Benear67319/
Vejnar67306/
Benaar67228/
Wagnor67200/
Weinor67197/
Beynar67179/
Woynar67123/
Vognar67105/
Benjar6789/
Winiar6784/
Bignar6778/
Woinar6777/
Beinar6771/
Vengar6763/
Wenjor6760/
Venart6748/
Begnor6746/
Waynar6746/
Wehnhardt6744/
Benair6743/
Benarr6739/
Vagnar6736/
Venatr6733/
Venair6730/
Wenyor6728/
Vetnar6726/
Veniar6723/
Veynar6723/
Venjar6722/
Venyar6721/
Wainar6718/
Benaur6717/
Venare6715/
Wesnor6710/
Wynaar679/
Beniar679/
Winyar679/
Venhar679/
Veinar678/
Winare677/
Wejnor676/
Winarz676/
Weinarová675/
Wejnarová675/
Winhar675/
Wajnar674/
Winaar674/
Benyar673/
Venaur672/
Vignar672/
Wenior672/
Vesnar672/
Wagennaar672/
Venear671/
Wienor671/
Weinheart671/
Beanar671/
Ouenar671/
Vienar671/
Wyniar671/
Weinhartt671/
Wynear671/
Wignor670/
Weanor670/
Wheitnaur670/
Benayr670/

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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 Wegnar
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