Vygen Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vygen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vygen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Belgium231:499,85448,667
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Vygen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vygen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vygen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Vygen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Vygen is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Vygen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vygen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vygen last name grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vygen Last Name Statistics demography

Vygen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vyghen9153/
Vaygen9112/
Veygen911/
Vaygent8323/
Vigen80904/
Vegen8015/
Wygen804/
Vygin801/
Bygen801/
Vaygendt7715/
Vijgen73541/
Vuegen73476/
Veugen73387/
Vidgen73371/
Viggen73181/
Viegen7397/
Vigent7354/
Beygen7333/
Vedgen7328/
Veegen7320/
Veggen7318/
Vegesn7317/
Vaygin7312/
Vayghn738/
Vegent738/
Veghen732/
Boygen732/
Vigeen732/
Vegend731/
Veguen731/
Vaigen731/
Bygene731/
Wygent731/
Waygen731/
Viguen731/
Vigien730/
Vegienė67187/
Vijghen6743/
Vyzienė6741/
Veijgen6725/
Veigend6722/
Vajgent6711/
Baygenc678/
Baygent676/
Veigent675/
Vegn674/
Bayguen673/
Vychene672/
Vyšn671/
Vesn671/
Visgien671/
Vign671/
Boydgen671/
Wygn671/
Bygn671/
Weygene670/
Veingen670/

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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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  • 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 Vygen
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