Vigny Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Vigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8551:77,68710,921
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Vigny (383) may also be a first name.

Vigny Last Name Facts

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

Vigny has its highest incidence in France. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 380,576th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vigny live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Vigny is also the 442,958th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 383 people.

The last name Vigny is most widely held in France, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 77,687. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 32 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 24 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Excluding France Vigny exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 4 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigney9128/
Voigny911/
Vighnay836/
Vighney833/
Vigne807,542/
Vigni80856/
Wigny80203/
Vigné8085/
Bigny8073/
Vegny8044/
Végny801/
Veighney770/
Vignes734,374/
Vighne733,176/
Vignet73469/
Wigney73462/
Bigney73451/
Vigner73305/
Bignay73229/
Viogne73115/
Boigny7388/
Vignez7383/
Vignis7348/
Veigne7333/
Biegny738/
Voigne736/
Bignoy735/
Vigneu734/
Buigny733/
Vignai733/
Vignhe732/
Vignie732/
Vikgne731/
Vignha731/
Vignoi731/
Vignesh672,507/
Vignais67441/
Vigness67200/
Vuigner67124/
Veignie67121/
Vignets6715/
Veigner6714/
Vignich678/
Vygnych677/
Voignes676/
Voigner675/
Viginni674/
Vaigner674/
Vighnes672/
Vignest672/
Vignett672/
Vaighne671/
Boigney671/
Vighnio671/
Veignee671/
Beigney671/
Bignaya671/
Vighnne671/

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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 Vigny
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