Wolgast Surname

189,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolgast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolgast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3101:61,4557,892
United States6021:602,09149,009
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Australia381:710,41347,396
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Wolgast Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolgast is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolgast? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 189,722nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,273,830 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wolgast live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,310 people, or 1 in 61,455. In Germany Wolgast is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 37 percent are found, Hamburg, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Wolgast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolgast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolgast surname increased 1,368 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolgast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolgast surname are 5.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.3% registered with the party.

Wolgast earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollgast93488/
Wolgasst931/
Wolgaste931/
Wolghast931/
Wohlgast930/
Woolgast930/
Walgast868/
Wolgost860/
Volgasts802/
Volgaste802/
Wallgast800/
Volgost717/
Walgost711/
Vaulgacht501/

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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 Wolgast
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