Wegt Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wegt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wegt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegt is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wegt live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wegt is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 61 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 24 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Wegt Last Name Statistics demography

Wegt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 92.39% more than the national average, earning $83,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigt893,220/
Wejgt8914/
Waegt893/
Wiegt890/
Weg86892/
Weig751,189/
Wegh751,098/
Vegt75687/
Wegg75482/
Weeg75467/
Wieg75391/
Wagt75266/
Wegs75193/
Wigt75127/
Weag7588/
Weug7584/
Wogt7559/
Begt7510/
Wetq754/
Wehg754/
Wheg752/
Weqt752/
Weqg752/
Wect751/
Weyg751/
Wecg751/
Hweg751/
Wekg751/
Wetk750/
Weigh67433/
Voegt67247/
Woigt67124/
Vegte67100/
Wajgt6735/
Veigt6732/
Weegh6731/
Wetke6721/
Beigt6716/
Wiegh6711/
Weigtová676/
Waigt676/
Weugh675/
Wigth673/
Weagh673/
Wogth672/
Whigt672/
Begth672/
Wesgh671/
Vegts671/
Whetx671/
Weskt671/
Weigz671/
Vwieg671/
Wuegh671/
Woggt671/
Wweyg671/
Wiehg671/
Hweeg671/
Wojgt671/
Waygt671/
Weegs671/
Woygt670/
Weigs670/
Weggs670/
Waggt670/
Weisg670/
Wihgt670/
Weact670/
Viegt670/

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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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  • 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 Wegt
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