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 last name Wegs is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear 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 frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wegs reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wegs is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Wegs is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 49 percent reside, Missouri, where 22 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wegs is found 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 incidence of Wegs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegs surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% 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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