Vigsnes Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vigsnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigsnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1001:51,4237,375
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vigsnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigsnes is most common in Norway. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vigsnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigsnes? popularity and diffusion

Vigsnes is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Vigsnes occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Vigsnes live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 51,423. In Norway it is most common in: Southern Norway, where 86 percent live, Western Norway, where 8 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 6 percent live. Outside of Norway it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Vigsnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vigsnes surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Vigsnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning 305,801 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viksnes8621/
Wigsnes868/
Viksne77903/
Wiksnes7141/
Wicksnes6715/
Vaiksnys675/
Vaiksnis672/
Veiksnis671/
Vaikshnys635/
Viksna621,605/
Vīksne6214/
Vyksne6213/
Vixner6212/
Vegsna624/
Wihksne5710/
Wiksner576/
Veksner576/
Veyksne573/
Wieksne571/
Végsőné571/
Vegshna571/
Veggsna571/
Weiksner53113/
Waiksnis5364/
Voyksner535/
Veyksner534/
Veikšner531/
Vegeesna531/
Vaykshner50116/
Veykshner502/
Weikszner502/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vigsnes
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