Wessig Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wessig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1061:759,48556,711
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Austria121:709,62061,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wessig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wessig is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wessig is the 1,415,499th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wessig live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 759,485. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside, Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Bavaria, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Wessig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wessig last name grew 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wessig surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Wessig earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.39% more than the national average, earning $59,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weissig92168/
Wessigk9240/
Wesig9177/
Wissig83310/
Wassig83117/
Weisig8350/
Wetsig8334/
Wejsig8311/
Wiesig833/
Wesseg832/
Bessig830/
Weisseg7747/
Wessick7717/
Wesseik779/
Weisigk776/
Wessike772/
Bessigh771/
Weihsig771/
Besig73109/
Wesik7377/
Wasig735/
Weßig731/
Wisig731/
Weisheig711/
Weissick711/
Bissig672,134/
Weißig67201/
Weyzig6756/
Wesike6744/
Wassik6740/
Wissik6737/
Wishig6727/
Beisig6727/
Veisig6726/
Vessik6723/
Vejsig6717/
Woesik6713/
Wessek6713/
Vossig6711/
Wasigh679/
Wiesik678/
Besigk677/
Huesig674/
Wesick674/
Weisigová671/
Waasig671/
Wassiq671/
Weszik671/
Wesaik671/
Wieseg670/

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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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  • 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 Wessig
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