Wegscheider Surname

121,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wegscheider Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegscheider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2,4271:3,509352
Germany9301:86,56510,926
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
France1641:405,01759,459
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wegscheider Last Name Facts

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

Wegscheider occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegscheider? popularity and diffusion

It is the 121,172nd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,927,412 people. The surname Wegscheider occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wegscheider reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wegscheider is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 2,427 people, or 1 in 3,509. In Austria Wegscheider is mostly found in: Tyrol, where 35 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 18 percent are found and Carinthia, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Austria it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Wegscheider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wegscheider has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegscheider surname grew 17,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegscheider Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegscheider last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Wegscheider earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $50,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning $64,441 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wegscheider
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