Vigil Surname

9,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Vigil Surname Definition:

Descendant of Vigil (watchful); one born on the feast of the nativity.

Refers to someone who is watchful and vigilant. Asturian name.

Vigil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,4311:10,8421,329
Mexico8,0821:15,3581,319
El Salvador5,5331:1,147229
Spain2,8151:16,6081,879
Peru2,4201:13,1341,741
Panama1,7631:2,219323
Honduras1,7031:5,177498
Argentina1,3471:31,7322,653
Philippines6851:147,79324,740
Cuba6221:18,5251,204
Brazil2881:743,31427,136
Nicaragua2271:26,5251,085
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Costa Rica1401:34,143948
Uruguay1391:24,6892,879
Papua New Guinea1351:60,3987,783
Guatemala1271:126,6353,208
Venezuela1081:279,6676,618
Canada731:504,73442,927
Chile601:293,6088,514
Haiti531:201,5837,706
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
India371:20,731,497300,213
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France221:3,019,215204,848
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Guam161:10,0081,526
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belize31:118,4913,439
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4621:34,3494,104

The alternate forms: Vígil (2) & Vigíl (1) are calculated separately.

Vigil (1,002) may also be a first name.

Vigil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Vigil (watchful); one born on the feast of the nativity.

Refers to someone who is watchful and vigilant. Asturian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Vigil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigil (Hindi: विगिल, Marathi: िवगील, Russian: Вигиль) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vígil or Vigíl. For other potential spellings of Vigil click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vigil is the 9,394th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 120,991 people. Vigil is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Vigil reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vigil is also the 254,172nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,002 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 33,431 people, or 1 in 10,842. In The United States it is most numerous in: Colorado, where 26 percent are found, New Mexico, where 25 percent are found and California, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and El Salvador, where 9 percent are found.

Vigil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vigil has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vigil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vigil surname are 0.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vigil earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,369 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $39,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.64% less than the national average, earning $42,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vígil932/
Vigíl931/
Vigild9141/
Vigill9121/
Visgil9112/
Viguil915/
Vighil914/
Viogil911/
Viegil911/
Vigl89387/
D'Vigil832/
Vijil803,614/
Veigl801,263/
Vigel80831/
Vicil80454/
Vegil80125/
Bigil80121/
Vaigl80121/
Vizil8030/
Visil8019/
Wigil806/
Viegl803/
Voigl802/
Figil802/
Vigll801/
Vigilova771/
Figiel737,939/
Veigel732,275/
Fighil73137/
Vaigel7373/
Bigiel7372/
Viegel7339/
Vigell7327/
Vaizil7315/
Viguel7312/
Vikhil739/
Wiggil739/
Vijuil738/
Vighel736/
Visiel735/
Vaisil733/
Vitgel731/
Voigel731/
Vezgil731/
Vigelė731/
Wigiel731/
Wiegil731/
Biegil731/
Biguil731/
Viggel731/
Viziel731/
Vijill730/
Vighll730/
Veigll730/
Veagil730/
Weigil730/
Wiggill672,157/
Figl671,053/
Bigl67380/
Veigele6785/
Hvingel6762/
Vizl6759/
Bisgiel6747/
Bighill6732/
Vichill6714/
Veigelt6714/
Wigl6714/
Fiegiel6713/
Vaigelt6712/
Feigiel678/
Widgill675/
Viglova675/
Baigiel672/
Vičl672/
Vixl671/
Weigiel671/
Vaijail671/
Veigell671/
Vijl671/
Wisgill671/
Foighil671/
Wiegill671/
Faaigil671/
Voigele670/
Wighill670/
Weigill670/

Vigil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigil in the Marathi language
िवगीलivagila-
Vigil in the Hindi language
विगिलvigila50
वीगिलvigila50
Vigil in the Russian language
Вигильvigil-

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Vigil Reference & Research

Vigil DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Vigil FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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