Wegter Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wegter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2751:61,40810,565
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wegter Last Name Facts

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

Wegter is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegter? popularity and diffusion

Wegter is the 746,827th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wegter are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 61,408. In The Netherlands Wegter is mostly found in: Groningen, where 22 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and Drenthe, where 19 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Wegter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wegter surname are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

Wegter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigtger860/
Vegter832,141/
Wagter83834/
Wekter835/
Wecter833/
Weckter7726/
Vaegter774/
Waecter772/
Weigtez771/
Whigter770/
Waigter770/
Weicter770/
Vegte73100/
Begte732/
Vogter6749/
Wakter6736/
Wikter6727/
Vekter675/
Vecter674/
Uecter671/
Vagter671/
Bigter671/
Wectre671/
Whigte671/
Waigte671/
Becter671/
Wocter670/
Wicter670/
Wigtey670/

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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 Wegter
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