Wingert Surname

66,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wingert Surname User-submission:

A German surname which is a dialect variant of Waingarten. South German: topographic name for someone living near a vineyard, from Middle High German wīngart, or a habitational name from any of numerous places named Weingarten.

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Wingert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2411:85,4659,656
Brazil1,2011:178,2476,874
Germany1,1171:72,0739,139
Canada4071:90,5309,953
Poland1881:202,17426,943
France1281:518,92871,816
Austria601:141,92419,117
Israel551:155,59316,202
England231:2,422,52489,093
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Finland71:785,24338,644
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8181:61,3926,742

Wingert (12) may also be a first name.

Wingert Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname which is a dialect variant of Waingarten. South German: topographic name for someone living near a vineyard, from Middle High German wīngart, or a habitational name from any of numerous places named Weingarten.

- laslovarga

Another variant of the German name for someone living near a vineyard.

- kelbywingert

Wingert Last Name Facts

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

Wingert is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wingert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,408th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 970,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wingert live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,241 people, or 1 in 85,465. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Wingert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wingert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wingert last name rose 518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wingert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wingert last name are 27.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74% registered with the party.

The amount Wingert earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $47,641 CAD per year.

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