Vigouroux Surname

57,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Vigouroux Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from a central France dialectal form of the French adjective vigoureux, which means 'strong' or 'vigorous', probably describing originally the physical appearance of the individual.

Vigouroux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8,0431:8,258711
Chile2551:69,0842,847
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Andorra261:3,225636
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vigouroux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from a central France dialectal form of the French adjective vigoureux, which means 'strong' or 'vigorous', probably describing originally the physical appearance of the individual.

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Vigouroux Last Name Facts

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

Vigouroux has its highest incidence in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigouroux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vigouroux is the 57,963rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 834,770 people. Vigouroux occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Vigouroux live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 8,043 people, or 1 in 8,258. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 23 percent reside, Brittany, where 18 percent reside and Occitanie, where 17 percent reside. Other than France Vigouroux exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Vigouroux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vigouroux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vigouroux surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vigouroux Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vigouroux earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.12% more than the national average, earning R 494,568 per year and in Canada they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $39,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigourroux951/
Vigoroux9427/
Vigourox942/
Vigourou941/
Bigouroux8965/
Vigourous899/
Vigguroux891/
Vigouroox891/
Vigorou8811/
Vigoreux8210/
Vigorous823/
Vigoraux822/
Viguro80217/
Viguru804/
Vigoro802/
Vigoreaux7873/
Bigouraux7812/
Vigoros7517/
Veiguru751/
Begourou7115/
Vishguru711/
Veguru671,042/
Bigoro67167/
Vigaro6792/
Visgueiro6787/
Vigura6778/
Biguru6714/
Wigoro6710/
Bigoureau677/
Vigora676/
Vegoro674/
Wiguru671/
Biguro671/

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