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

Vigsnes is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigsnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Vigsnes is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Vigsnes live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Vigsnes is most commonly used 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 are found, Western Norway, where 8 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Vigsnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vigsnes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political 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
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  • 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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