Weigelt Surname

51,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weigelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weigelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,6091:9,3511,171
United States6931:523,02943,647
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Poland881:431,91844,930
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Austria401:212,88626,249
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France231:2,887,944200,772
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Czechia131:817,95970,223
England131:4,286,005132,302
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Weigelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weigelt occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weigelt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,726th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 735,818 people. Weigelt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Weigelt are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,609 people, or 1 in 9,351. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Thuringia, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Weigelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weigelt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weigelt surname expanded 2,310 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weigelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weigelt last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Weigelt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.16% more than the national average, earning R 335,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $44,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigeldt9351/
Weighelt931/
Wegelt9230/
Weiglt923/
Beigelt8622/
Veigelt8614/
Wiegelt8610/
Weigeld868/
Wejgelt867/
Weiglet866/
Weighlt862/
Weigeltová8213/
Veigelte802/
Weiseltz801/
Veigelts801/
Wheicelt801/
Weiggeld800/
Wiglet771/
Wygelt770/
Wajgelt7183/
Vaigelt7112/
Veygelt714/
Baigelt712/
Weseltz711/
Wieglet711/
Wajgielt6720/
Wachgelt672/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weigelt
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