Vigants Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vigants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1551:13,2261,953
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Vīgants (1) are calculated separately.

Vigants (16) may also be a first name.

Vigants Last Name Facts

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

Vigants (Russian: Вигантс) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Vīgants. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigants? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Vigants live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Baltic Europe. Vigants is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 13,226. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Semigallia, where 39 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 37 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Latvia it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Vigants Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vigants surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Vigants earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.35% more than the national average, earning $63,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vīgants951/
Vigansts931/
Vigant92346/
Vigante86558/
Vigandt86262/
Vaigant8653/
Veigant8636/
Vigonts864/
Vigands863/
Viegant861/
Viegandt8051/
Veigantt8022/
Veigandt8020/
Veigante801/
Vighante801/
Vaigandt801/
Wigant77407/
Vigand77273/
Bigant7772/
Vigont7751/
Vegant770/
Vigonte711,438/
Weigant71486/
Vaygant71303/
Wiegant71219/
Waigant71157/
Wigandt7199/
Veygant7172/
Bigandt7129/
Viegand7114/
Vajgant7110/
Veigand7110/
Vaigantová717/
Vīgante717/
Vegante714/
Vaigand712/
Wiggant711/
Baigant711/
Wisgant711/
Weigandt672,481/
Wiegandt671,736/
Vaygandt67455/
Waigandt67360/
Veygandt67102/
Weingant6735/
Vaysgant6721/
Weisgant675/
Waingant673/
Weighant672/
Vajgandt671/
Wiegands671/
Veysgant671/
Besgants671/
Wiggands670/
Weigands670/

Vigants Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigants in the Russian language
Вигантсvigants-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vigants
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