Wegrath Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wegrath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria761:112,04515,874
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Wégráth (8) are calculated separately.

Wegrath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegrath is found most in Austria. It can occur as a variant: Wégráth. Click here for further potential spellings of Wegrath.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegrath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wegrath is the 1,718,748th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Wegrath is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wegrath live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wegrath is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 112,045. In Austria Wegrath is primarily concentrated in: Upper Austria, where 36 percent live, Lower Austria, where 28 percent live and Vienna, where 21 percent live. Excluding Austria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woegrath931/
Wégráth908/
Wögrath8632/
Wegra831/
Weangrat805/
Wegrauch803/
Weigratz802/
Weingrat801/
Begrat775/
Begrah773/
Wegrad772/
Wograt771/
Wigraha7173/
Wigroth7144/
Vegrajh7110/
Vegrate714/
Wigratz713/
Wygratz712/
Wograat711/
Weigrad711/
Weigrot710/
Begra67216/
Weingrad67211/
Weisgrau6736/
Weingrot6711/
Weisgras676/
Bigreath671/
Veigrach671/
Wygra671/
Vegra671/
Wigra671/

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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
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  • 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 Wegrath
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