Wegu Surname

162,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Indonesia6901:191,66518,300
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wegu (1,757) may also be a first name.

Wegu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegu occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wegu is the 162,522nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,723,298 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Wegu live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 182,678th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,757 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Beside Ethiopia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weghu8921/
Weigu899/
Wegou898/
Wegau897/
Weigus8023/
Weigou801/
Weggus800/
Wegaud800/
Begu754,201/
Wogu751,939/
Wagu75579/
Vegu75242/
Wigu7560/
Wjgu751/
Weghaus7375/
Weisgut7311/
Weißgut739/
Weghuis735/
Wouegou732/
Weygoud731/
Weygaud731/
Weigaut730/
Weagust730/
Weiguth730/
Weigaus730/
Weigaud730/
Begou67770/
Beegu67365/
Begau67210/
Beygu67172/
Waghu67120/
Whogu6756/
Wogau6756/
Wagau6744/
Waigu6731/
Wighu6722/
Beguj6719/
Vegus6718/
Beghu6717/
Weighous6716/
Veggu6710/
Weisguth679/
Weigaudt678/
Beigu677/
Weißguth676/
Waggu675/
Wegoo674/
Vegou673/
Waagu673/
Beggu672/
Beagu672/
Vegud672/
Waguh672/
Wiggu672/
Vejgu671/
Wigau671/
Vegut671/
Vegau671/
Veigu671/
Weissgut671/
Wwogu671/

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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 Wegu
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