Avigdor Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Avigdor Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) The name appears in 1 Chronicles 4:4 and 4:18 but became popular because the Midrash (Leviticus Rabbah 1) states that Avigdor is one of the names of Moses. It was also phonetically associated with the Latin name Victor.

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Avigdor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
France431:1,544,714145,815
Canada411:898,67368,969
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
England71:7,959,723202,100
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Aviğdor (11) are calculated separately.

Avigdor (496) may also be a first name.

Avigdor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) The name appears in 1 Chronicles 4:4 and 4:18 but became popular because the Midrash (Leviticus Rabbah 1) states that Avigdor is one of the names of Moses. It was also phonetically associated with the Latin name Victor. Other forms of this name are Vigder, Vigdorchik (“little Victor”) and Vigdorowitz (“descendant of Vigdor”).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Avigdor Last Name Facts

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

Avigdor is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Aviğdor. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Avigdor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avigdor is the 818,364th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Avigdor live; 57 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 381,018th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 496 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 53 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and Connecticut, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Avigdor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Avigdor last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Avigdor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 68.95% more than the national average, earning $72,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.32% more than the national average, earning $81,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aviğdor9511/
Aviygdor93696/
Avigdori93110/
Avigdory935/
D'Avigdor889/
Awigdor863/
Avigdar861/
Avictor7128/
Avogadro67737/
Avagadro672/
Afik Dor671/

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Footnotes

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