Wegrzyn Surname

160,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wegrzyn Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Wegry, i.e., a Hungarian.

Wegrzyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6941:213,96620,872
Poland2161:175,96624,252
England1711:325,83724,140
France1181:562,90476,109
Canada901:409,39536,056
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Australia431:627,80744,139
Austria381:224,09027,245
Norway341:151,24418,822
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Wegrzyn (11) may also be a first name.

Wegrzyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Wegry, i.e., a Hungarian.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wegrzyn Last Name Facts

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

Wegrzyn is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegrzyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wegrzyn is the 160,554th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,684,179 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wegrzyn are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wegrzyn is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,694 people, or 1 in 213,966. In The United States Wegrzyn is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 39 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 8 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Wegrzyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wegrzyn surname are 4.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wegrzyn earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.29% less than the national average, earning 237,788 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegryn92179/
Wegzyn9279/
Wegrzn921/
Vegrzyn8637/
Wegrcyn865/
Wegrzen865/
Wagrzyn862/
Wegrsyn861/
Wygrzyn861/
Wegrzynová8210/
Wegrzynova821/
Wangrzyn801/
Wegren7793/
Wegrin7729/
Wegrym771/
Weigrn771/
Wagryn771/
Wangryn7162/
Wegreen717/
Vegrzín711/
Weigrin711/
Wiegren711/
Weggren710/
Woegren710/
Weagren710/
Weingzin6711/
Wessgren671/

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