Wiegreffe Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiegreffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiegreffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wiegreffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiegreffe occurs most in Germany. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegreffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiegreffe is the 1,537,949th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wiegreffe reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wiegreffe is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,201,574. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent are found and Berlin, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Wiegreffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiegreffe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiegreffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiegreffe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Wiegreffe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.3% more than the national average, earning $79,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegrefe94223/
Wiegreff9419/
Wiegraffe8920/
Wieggrefe897/
Weigreffe891/
Viegreffe891/
Wiegref8817/
Wigrefe880/
Wiegräfe8227/
Wiegresf823/
Wiegrafe821/
Wieggrife780/
Wygraffe711/

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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 Wiegreffe
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