Vidigal Surname

39,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Vidigal Surname User-submission:

The Vidigal surname comes from the Latin word viticale, meaning 'land where the vitex grows'. Vitex is a aromatic bush. Derivations: Vidigalinho, Vidigão (from viticanus), Vidigueira (from viticaria) and Vidigueiras.

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Vidigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Brazil3,2851:65,1672,428
Portugal1,7461:5,967586
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Spain2571:181,91512,797
France511:1,302,406132,002
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
East Timor91:135,103179
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Macau21:300,8151,009
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Vidigal (94) may also be a first name.

Vidigal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vidigal surname comes from the Latin word viticale, meaning 'land where the vitex grows'. Vitex is a aromatic bush. Derivations: Vidigalinho, Vidigão (from viticanus), Vidigueira (from viticaria) and Vidigueiras.

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There is a slum located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil named Vidigal.

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Vidigal Last Name Facts

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

Vidigal (Russian: Видигал) is found in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vidigal? popularity and diffusion

Vidigal is the 39,708th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 551,377 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Vidigal reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 94 people.

This last name is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 6,180 people, or 1 in 4,411. Without taking into account Mozambique this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Portugal, where 13 percent are found.

Vidigal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vidigal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 49.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,882 per year and in United States they earn 141.12% more than the national average, earning $104,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vidigal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vidigal in the Russian language
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