Wiegers Surname

127,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wiegers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiegers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3261:60,7137,808
Netherlands1,0431:16,1912,478
United States9791:370,23432,841
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Wiegers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiegers is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 127,368th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,045,914 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wiegers live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,326 people, or 1 in 60,713. In Germany Wiegers is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Wiegers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiegers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiegers last name increased 2,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiegers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiegers surname are 8.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiegers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.15% less than the national average, earning R 173,112 per year; in United States they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $47,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $50,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieggers93507/
Wegers9291/
Wigers9263/
Wiggers867,551/
Wijgers86303/
Weygers86150/
Weggers8695/
Weigers8654/
Viegers8632/
Biegers861/
Wihgers861/
Wiegirs861/
Wichgers80328/
Wijgerse80191/
Weijgers80120/
Weygerse8013/
Weingers806/
Wiggerss802/
Wighgers801/
Weighers801/
Viegaers800/
Vigers77231/
Vegers77123/
Wygers7757/
Bigers779/
Wegars773/
Wugers771/
Begers770/
Weijgerse7527/
Weingersz752/
Biggers716,737/
Viggers711,058/
Viguers71149/
Begiers7116/
Veegers7110/
Wygerse719/
Beggers716/
Vigiers711/
Veguers711/
Weggersová711/
Weegars711/
Biigers711/
Begeers711/
Veggers710/
Wyggers710/
Weigars710/
Wiggars710/
Beegers710/
Huijgers6718/
Buijgers6713/
Beyghers671/
Weygerze671/
Biggerss671/
Beigiers671/

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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 Wiegers
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