Wegnener Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Wegnener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegnener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wegnener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegnener is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegnener? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wegnener is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wegnener occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wegnener reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most frequently held in Chile, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,936,079. In Chile Wegnener is mostly concentrated in: Valparaíso Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Chile this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Wegnener
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