Vigur Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vigur Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Vigour [Middle English vigor, Old French vigo(u)r (French vigueur), Latin vigor, force] 2 for the French Viguier = Provost (in Languedoc, Provence) [French viguier; Latin vicari-us, a deputy] Viguier.—Mot qui ne se dit qu’en Lan" guedoc et en Provence.

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Vigur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Vigur (29) may also be a first name.

Vigur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Vigour [Middle English vigor, Old French vigo(u)r (French vigueur), Latin vigor, force] 2 for the French Viguier = Provost (in Languedoc, Provence) [French viguier; Latin vicari-us, a deputy] Viguier.—Mot qui ne se dit qu’en Lan" guedoc et en Provence. Il signifie le juge qu’ on apelle Prévôt dans les autres provinces de France. Les Ducs ou les Comtes de la première race des Rois François avoient des viguiers, ou des Lieutenans qui rendoient justice en leur absence.— Dict. de Richelet (1680), ii. 530.

In France, Viguier is a much commoner surname than Vigueur.

3 voiced (West - Country) forms of Vicar, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Vigur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vigur (Hindi: विगुर, Russian: Вигур) is held by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Vigur are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Vigur is most widely held in Estonia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 88,120. Besides Estonia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 18 percent are found and Sweden, where 9 percent are found.

Vigur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vigur has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Vigur surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigour91450/
Vaigur9127/
Viggur9118/
Vigure912/
Vigourt83145/
Vigueur8357/
Veigure8356/
Vaisgur832/
Figur80916/
Bigur8040/
Wigur8020/
Vegur8015/
Vigurova773/
Figure7361/
Viggor7360/
Wiggur7360/
Vughur7357/
Figuhr7326/
Uighur7325/
Figour7324/
Baigur738/
Veygur736/
Phigur736/
Vegure732/
Wigurd732/
Bigour732/
Vighor731/
Biegur731/
Bigure731/
Figuur731/
Figurz731/
Biggur730/
Wighur730/
Bigueur67333/
Bigourd67150/
Vaysgur6714/
Weisgur6711/
Phighur676/
Waigure675/
Beigure672/
Baigure671/
Biggour671/
Bigoure671/
Bhaigur671/
Buingur671/
Vuughur671/
Bhigure671/

Vigur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigur in the Hindi language
विगुरvigura-
Vigur in the Russian language
Вигурvigur-

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