Wegs Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Germany891:904,55664,175
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wegs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegs is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wegs live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Wegs is most frequent in: Illinois, where 49 percent reside, Missouri, where 22 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Wegs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wegs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegs surname rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegs last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the political party.

Wegs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $36,019 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegst89188/
Wegse892/
Weegs891/
Weggs890/
Weigs890/
Weg86892/
Weig751,189/
Wegh751,098/
Wegg75482/
Weeg75467/
Wieg75391/
Weag7588/
Weug7584/
Wegt7554/
Weks7539/
Wigs7512/
Wags7512/
Begs758/
Wesc758/
Wehg754/
Vegs753/
Weqg752/
Wygs752/
Wheg752/
Wesk752/
Wecg751/
Weyg751/
Wexs751/
Hweg751/
Wesx751/
Wekg751/
Wjgs751/
Uegs751/
Weeks6777,530/
Beggs6712,631/
Wiggs675,948/
Wykes674,454/
Weaks671,474/
Weigh67433/
Wecks67218/
Wechs67173/
Weiks6789/
Vaegs6758/
Weegh6731/
Weyks6715/
Wejgt6714/
Wiegh6711/
Wekks676/
Weesk676/
Waggs675/
Veggs675/
Weugh675/
Vegse674/
Wigst674/
Weagh673/
Veigs672/
Wieks672/
Weisc672/
Weskt671/
Wuegh671/
Wesgh671/
Wesks671/
Wecss671/
Wweyg671/
Vwieg671/
Weaqs671/
Weigz671/
Wessx671/
Weisx671/
Viegs671/
Wiehg671/
Hweeg671/
Veags671/
Weksø671/
Beygs670/
Beigs670/
Waeks670/
Weksh670/
Whigs670/
Weisg670/
Beegs670/
Beags670/
Wessk670/
Wweks670/

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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 Wegs
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