Wegren Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wegren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wegren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegren is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegren? popularity and diffusion

Wegren is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wegren are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Wegren is primarily found in: Illinois, where 39 percent live, Texas, where 27 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Wegren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wegren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegren last name grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegren Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Wegren earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $46,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegreen927/
Wegrzen925/
Wiegren921/
Weggren920/
Woegren920/
Weagren920/
Wessgren861/
Wigren831,462/
Wegryn83179/
Wygren8331/
Wegrin8329/
Begren833/
Weigrn831/
Vegren831/
Wogren831/
Wegrzn831/
Whengreen806/
Wegrzyn772,715/
Wikgren77144/
Begreen7713/
Beggren774/
Waygren772/
Weigrin771/
Bejgren771/
Bekgren771/
Woghren771/
Vegreen770/
Wagreen770/
Beygren770/
Wigreen770/
Wickgren7111/
Vessgren719/
Venhgren712/
Beckgren712/
Beygreen710/
Wychgren710/
Vigren67770/
Begrin6799/
Wogrin6781/
Bygren6771/
Waghrn6737/
Vegrin6721/
Wigrén678/
Bigren674/
Vägren672/
Wigrin671/
Wegrym671/
Wagryn671/
Vegrín671/

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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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  • 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 Wegren
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