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

Wegren is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wegren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Wegren is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wegren reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Wegren is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 39 percent are found, Texas, where 27 percent are found and Minnesota, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Wegren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wegren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegren surname increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wegren are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the 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
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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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