Wegst Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wegst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wegst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegst is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegst? popularity and diffusion

Wegst is the 1,235,409th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wegst reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany Wegst is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 67 percent reside, Hesse, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Wegst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wegst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wegst surname rose 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wegst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegst last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Wegst earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegs89193/
Wigst804/
Wegse802/
Weegs801/
Wagst801/
Weggs800/
Weigs800/
Vegstø7311/
Weks6739/
Wigs6712/
Wext678/
Begs678/
Vegs673/
Wygs672/
Uegs671/
Wjgs671/
Wesx671/
Wexs671/

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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 Wegst
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