Wiegels Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiegels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiegels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Norway91:571,36544,190
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wiegels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiegels occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wiegels reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 487,912. In Germany Wiegels is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 34 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Wiegels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiegels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiegels surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiegels Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wiegels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.16% less than the national average, earning 234,792 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 58.19% more than the national average, earning R 375,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegeles931/
Wegels922/
Weegels86190/
Wiggels862/
Weigels861/
Wighels860/
Wiechels8026/
Wiengles800/
Weigls771/
Vigels771/
Vegels771/
Begels770/
Bigels770/
Beugels71441/
Voegels7128/
Viesels719/
Vigehls718/
Vigelsø712/
Biggels712/
Beagels712/
Huegels711/
Weigils710/
Vigelsjø679/
Vegls672/
Wiechles671/
Weglz671/
Wiggills671/
Uegelles671/
Begls670/

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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 Wiegels
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