Weigel Surname
Approximately 32,575 people bear this surname
Weigel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wighall.' I cannot find the spot, but the derivation is clear, 'the hall of Wiga,' a Domesday personal name. v. Wigg.
Katerina de Wyghehale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameWeigel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,772 | 1:4,072 | 458 |
| United States | 9,539 | 1:37,998 | 4,694 |
| France | 686 | 1:96,826 | 14,161 |
| Canada | 441 | 1:83,550 | 9,291 |
| Brazil | 435 | 1:492,125 | 18,578 |
| Austria | 376 | 1:22,647 | 3,564 |
| Argentina | 229 | 1:186,652 | 15,577 |
| Switzerland | 131 | 1:62,694 | 7,743 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| Czechia | 106 | 1:100,316 | 16,602 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Hungary | 54 | 1:181,783 | 15,754 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 842 | 1:59,642 | 6,589 |
Weigel (28) may also be a first name.
Weigel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wighall.' I cannot find the spot, but the derivation is clear, 'the hall of Wiga,' a Domesday personal name. v. Wigg.
Katerina de Wyghehale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
User-submitted Reference
The Weigel surname derives from the German surname von Weigel when the family came to America.
- brianscharlauWeigel Demographics
Average Male Weigel Height
176.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Weigel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weigel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weigel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weigel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,035th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 223,716 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Weigel live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 28 people.
The last name Weigel is most common in Germany, where it is held by 19,772 people, or 1 in 4,072. In Germany Weigel is mostly found in: Saxony, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Weigel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weigel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weigel surname rose 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weigel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Weigel last name are 15.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Weigel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.25% more than the national average, earning 502,696 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.18% less than the national average, earning R 104,136 per year; in United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,596 CAD per year.
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