Vigue Surname

198,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Vigue Surname User-submission:

Probably a respelling of the French, viguié, an occupational name for a 'court official', from the Latin, vicarius, meaning 'substitute'.

Vigue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4681:246,90723,520
Cameroon2311:89,90910,801
France1821:364,96054,499
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Spain501:935,04135,950
Chile341:518,13213,148
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Vigue (473) may also be a first name.

Vigue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Probably a respelling of the French, viguié, an occupational name for a 'court official', from the Latin, vicarius, meaning 'substitute'.

- zingler2579

Vigue Last Name Facts

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

Vigue occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigue? popularity and diffusion

Vigue is the 198,017th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,448,910 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Vigue live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 391,396th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 473 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,468 people, or 1 in 246,907. In The United States Vigue is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 33 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Connecticut, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Vigue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vigue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vigue last name expanded 3,414 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vigue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vigue surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Vigue earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning $40,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viggue9122/
Viegue9110/
Veigue915/
Vaigue912/
Viogue911/
Vighue911/
Vaigoue8338/
Vique803,808/
Bigue80705/
Vigbe80534/
Vegue80389/
Vikue80147/
Vicue8025/
Vigui8018/
Vigve8016/
Vigwe801/
Vig7513,692/
Viquez7313,985/
Beigue73558/
Viscue73275/
Baigue73205/
Viques73144/
Visque7374/
Veague7368/
Biggue7357/
Weigue7322/
Biguey7322/
Viquet7312/
Boigue7310/
Wiegue7310/
Vaicue739/
Vicque738/
Vieque735/
Vaique734/
Huigue734/
Viquie732/
Vickue731/
Vigbey731/
Vikuez731/
Viquer731/
Viguay731/
Vicues731/
Vaigui731/
Vegueh731/
Bigoue731/
Veigua731/
Buigue731/
Vighve731/
Vigvee731/
Veggue730/
Vigh679,281/
Vike674,148/
Vaig671,629/
Vigg67212/
Vuek67194/
Vieg67118/
Viek6785/
Veig6773/
Visquez6715/
Bigouer6712/
Voig6710/
Vicg676/
Øvig675/
Viqe675/
Vizquez674/
Visquet673/
Vwig672/
Vigt672/
Vaiques672/
Vijg672/
Visg671/
Vihg671/
Hvig671/
Vgeq671/
Visquer671/
Vizquet671/
Vizquer671/
Bigouet671/
Bhigoue671/
Vigz671/
Woingue671/
Vaiquez671/
Veiquer671/
Veguhet671/
Visques671/
Vicquer670/
Vigs670/
Huighue670/

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