Wegrzyk Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wegrzyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegrzyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Węgrzyk (7) & Wêgrzyk (1) are calculated separately.

Wegrzyk Last Name Facts

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

Wegrzyk occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Węgrzyk or Wêgrzyk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegrzyk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wegrzyk is the 2,106,139th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wegrzyk live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,187,773. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent live and Switzerland, where 15 percent live.

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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 Wegrzyk
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