Wegwitz Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wegwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Wegwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wegwitz is found most in Canada. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegwitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wegwitz reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wegwitz is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,188,567. In Canada Wegwitz is most common in: British Columbia, where 65 percent reside, Alberta, where 29 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 6 percent reside. Barring Canada it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Wegwitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wegwitz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.14% less than the national average, earning $38,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wegwiz921/
Wakwitz710/
Wackwitz67460/
Wukawitz6768/
Wukowitz6746/
Beckwitz6737/
Wachwitz6714/
Wikowitz6713/

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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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  • 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 Wegwitz
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