Weigt Surname

138,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weigt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weigt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5891:31,0954,098
United States3951:917,61868,923
Poland1661:228,96829,641
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Denmark91:627,19136,734
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Weigt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weigt is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weigt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,912th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,263,213 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Weigt are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,589 people, or 1 in 31,095. In Germany Weigt is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Bavaria, where 10 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Weigt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weigt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weigt last name grew 3,591 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weigt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weigt last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weigt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.21% less than the national average, earning R 161,100 per year; in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $58,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigt89127/
Wegt8954/
Woigt80124/
Veigt8032/
Beigt8016/
Wejgt8014/
Waigt806/
Waegt803/
Wigth803/
Whigt802/
Wihgt800/
Wiegt800/
Weigtová776/
Waigth7314/
Whigte731/
Waigte731/
Vegt67687/
Wagt67266/
Begt6710/
Bigt673/
Weqt672/
Vigt672/
Weicket672/
Wikt671/
Bowegtt671/
Wict671/
Wect671/
Whigthe670/

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Footnotes

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