Wege Surname
Approximately 5,497 people bear this surname
Wege Surname Definition:
âRoadâ in Old Dutch.
Wege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,116 | 1:19,559 | 2,582 |
| United States | 631 | 1:574,420 | 47,094 |
| Indonesia | 215 | 1:615,113 | 48,757 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Wege (3,402) may also be a first name.
Wege Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
âRoadâ in Old Dutch.
Wege Demographics
Average Wege Salary in
United States
$45,657 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wege is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,505th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,325,731 people. The last name Wege occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wege reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 122,082nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,402 people.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 4,116 people, or 1 in 19,559. In Germany Wege is mostly found in: Hesse, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Wege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wege last name increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wege Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wege surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wege surname are 24.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wege earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning R 289,452 per year; in United States they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $45,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.18% more than the national average, earning $66,664 CAD per year.
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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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