Vigoda Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Vigoda Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Vigoda, Wygoda mean “inn” or “tavern,” in Polish. There were hundreds of such places all over Poland and Jews were almost always in charge of them. Other names derived from this occupation are Wigodar, Wigodney.

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Vigoda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Israel911:94,04010,977
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Vigoda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Vigoda, Wygoda mean “inn” or “tavern,” in Polish. There were hundreds of such places all over Poland and Jews were almost always in charge of them. Other names derived from this occupation are Wigodar, Wigodney.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Vigoda Last Name Facts

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

Vigoda (Russian: Вигода) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigoda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vigoda is the 841,044th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The surname Vigoda occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Vigoda are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Vigoda is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 28 percent live and Slovakia, where 11 percent live.

Vigoda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vigoda surname are 36.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Vigoda earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.17% more than the national average, earning $88,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigodda925/
Wigoda83114/
Vygoda8366/
Vegoda8357/
Vigada8324/
Bigoda831/
Vigeda831/
Waigoda775/
Bigouda771/
Vaigada771/
Viggada771/
Waigodha717/
Bhaigoda717/
Vaigadda711/
Veigasda711/
Waigodai711/
Boingoda711/
Vaigadai711/
Wygoda67911/
Vegada67303/
Wigodo6776/
Bigada6736/
Wegoda6719/
Bigodo675/
Vigado673/
Figada671/
Vegeda671/
Visgaudas671/
Vigedo671/

Vigoda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigoda in the Russian language
Вигодаvigoda-

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