Vigu Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania971:206,98820,444
India171:45,121,493474,784
Albania81:364,25716,885
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Vîgu (5) are calculated separately.

Vigu (7,355) may also be a first name.

Vigu Last Name Facts

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

Vigu (Hindi: विगू, Marathi: वीगू) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vîgu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Vigu occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Vigu reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 75,104th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 7,355 people.

It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 206,988. In Romania Vigu is most numerous in: Olt County, where 51 percent are found, Neamț County, where 42 percent are found and Vâlcea County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Romania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Albania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vîgu925/
Vigus891,068/
Vaigu8926/
Vigou8917/
Vigut8916/
Vighu892/
Veigu891/
Vigau891/
Vigaud8020/
Vighut805/
Veigus802/
Vaigus801/
Vigoux801/
Vigaut801/
Vaighu801/
Viguss800/
Bigu751,140/
Vegu75242/
Wigu7560/
Figu7535/
Vugu753/
Vigó752/
Uigu752/
Vighult734/
Vaighau733/
Vigueux731/
Visgaud731/
Vighaus731/
Figus673,074/
Bigus672,247/
Bigou67567/
Pfigu67258/
Bigau67146/
Figut6772/
Baigu6757/
Vuggu6751/
Boigu6731/
Waigu6731/
Wighu6722/
Vygus6719/
Vegus6718/
Figou6716/
Bigud6711/
Veggu6710/
Visgauss6710/
Weigu679/
Bhigu678/
Beigu677/
Figuš675/
Biggu675/
Biguś674/
Vigoo674/
Bighu674/
Bigut673/
Vegou673/
Uigus673/
Figau672/
Vegud672/
Wiggu672/
Figuś671/
Vegut671/
Phigu671/
Figgu671/
Vuguh671/
Huigu671/
Faigu671/
Uisgu671/
Biegu671/
Vegau671/
Wigau671/
Vigão671/
Vejgu671/
Vughu671/
Fighu671/
Vichgust670/

Vigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigu in the Marathi language
वीगूvigu-
Vigu in the Hindi language
विगूvigu57.28
विगुvigu34.95
वीगूvigu6.8
वीगुvigu0.65
़विगुvigu0.32

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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 Vigu
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