Vigh Surname

54,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,0781:1,387152
Romania9651:20,8062,669
United States4901:739,71257,942
Denmark1461:38,6624,038
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Australia651:415,31833,226
Sweden551:179,03212,357
India491:15,654,396253,566
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
England261:2,143,00282,017
France211:3,162,987209,042
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Austria141:608,24554,975
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Vígh (3,594) are calculated separately.

Vigh (26) may also be a first name.

Vigh Last Name Facts

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

Vigh (Hindi: विघ) occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Vígh. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,818th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 785,211 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vigh live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

Vigh is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 7,078 people, or 1 in 1,387. In Hungary Vigh is mostly found in: Pest County, where 14 percent are found, Budapest, where 14 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Vigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vigh surname rose 49,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vigh last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Vigh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $50,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $51,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vígh923,594/
Vaigh894,001/
Veigh89117/
Viggh8921/
Voigh895/
Vijgh894/
Viegh891/
Vig8613,692/
Voigth8010/
Vishgh804/
Vaaigh801/
Vaisgh801/
Végh7515,008/
Vegh752,552/
Vaig751,629/
Wigh75550/
Vigg75212/
Vieg75118/
Veig7573/
Bigh7555/
Vikh7524/
Figh7517/
Voig7510/
Vicg756/
Øvig755/
Vwig752/
Vigt752/
Vijg752/
Vygh751/
Hvig751/
Visg751/
Vixh751/
Vigz751/
Vihx751/
Vihg751/
Vègh751/
Vigs750/
Voigt6784,687/
Beigh676,723/
Vikhe673,707/
Vigue672,113/
Baigh671,773/
Weigh67433/
Feigh67203/
Vigsø67169/
Vicch67102/
Faigh6781/
Veegh6774/
Biggh6770/
Waigh6762/
Biegh6760/
Huigh6758/
Wijgh6743/
Høvig6732/
Veigt6732/
Wiggh6729/
Vaigt6723/
Viggs6717/
Vaikh6712/
Wiegh6711/
Wigth673/
Håvig673/
Bhigh672/
Vhigs672/
Veigg672/
Vuigt672/
Veigs672/
Figsh671/
Boigh671/
Vwieg671/
Whigh671/
Voigg671/
Voigp671/
Vigső671/
Vaiqh671/
Phigh671/
Ve'gh671/
Bigch670/
Veagh670/

Vigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigh in the Hindi language
विघvigha77.78
विघ्याvighya22.22

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