Vigata Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Vigata Surname User-submission:

Vigatà is a patronimic for the inhabitants of Vic, a town in central Catalonia.

Vigata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1321:354,18220,197
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Vigatà (6) are calculated separately.

Vigata Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vigatà is a patronimic for the inhabitants of Vic, a town in central Catalonia.

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Vigata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigata (Hindi: विगता) is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Vigatà. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vigata is the 1,453,389th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Vigata occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Vigata reside; 90 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 354,182. In Spain it is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 95 percent reside and Madrid, where 5 percent reside. Beside Spain Vigata occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigatà946/
Vighata927/
Vigato831,267/
Bigata831,101/
Vigeta83129/
Vegata835/
Figata831/
Vigota831/
Vigatto77384/
Viggato7741/
Vigetta7726/
Vigieta771/
Biogata771/
Bigatas771/
Viggeta771/
Bighata771/
Bhigata771/
Baigatai711/
Vighetta711/
Viggatto711/
Vigietta711/
Baigatha711/
Begata67211/
Fugata67198/
Vegeta6759/
Bigota6757/
Bigato6745/
Figota6713/
Bigatà678/
Vegato673/
Vegota672/
Figato671/
Uegata671/
Faingataa671/
Waing'ata671/

Vigata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigata in the Hindi language
विगताvigata-

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