Wiegandt Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiegandt Surname User-submission:

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

Wiegandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2961:62,1187,975
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England71:7,959,723202,100
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wiegandt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.

- changyboy

Wiegandt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiegandt is found most in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegandt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,523rd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,197,895 people. The surname Wiegandt is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wiegandt are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wiegandt is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,296 people, or 1 in 62,118. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Thuringia, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Wiegandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiegandt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiegandt last name expanded 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiegandt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiegandt last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.9% registered with the party.

Wiegandt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $46,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiengandt941/
Wiegand9334,220/
Wiegant93219/
Wigandt9399/
Wegandt931/
Weigandt882,481/
Weygandt881,153/
Waigandt88360/
Viegandt8851/
Wiegands881/
Wieggand881/
Wiengand881/
Weagandt881/
Weggandt880/
Weegandt880/
Wieghand880/
Wieygand880/
Wigand861,984/
Wigant86407/
Wegand86125/
Wegant863/
Weingandt8244/
Weyhgandt829/
Waigandte829/
Waingandt824/
Weisgandt823/
Waiganndt821/
Weyghandt820/
Weigand8016,809/
Waigand80758/
Weygand80715/
Weigant80486/
Vigandt80262/
Weagant80238/
Weygant80216/
Waigant80157/
Wiggand8080/
Bigandt8029/
Begandt8019/
Wijgand8018/
Viegand8014/
Wiggant801/
Viegant801/
Wygandt801/
Biegand801/
Wisgant801/
Weagand800/
Wighand800/
Weggant800/
Whigand800/
Wiegond800/
Weegand800/
Wuegand800/
Wyegand800/
Uiegand800/
Wiegandová783/
Weyhngandt783/
Weingand75707/
Veygandt75102/
Weighand7557/
Weingant7535/
Weygantt7526/
Veigandt7520/
Weisgant755/
Waingant753/
Weighant752/
Weygante752/
Vaigandt751/
Weagantt751/
Viegante751/
Weigands750/
Waygandt750/
Weiggand750/
Weygantz750/
Wiggands750/
Wygant711,427/
Bigand711,310/
Vigant71346/
Vigand71273/
Wygand71223/
Bigant7172/
Begand7131/
Wigond7112/
Weiggands718/
Vegand717/
Begant711/
Wegond710/
Voeygandt710/
Vegant710/
Vigante67558/
Vigants67257/
Veygant6772/
Viigand6766/
Vaigant6753/
Veigant6736/
Bighand6727/
Begaint6721/
Veigand6710/
Veygand676/
Vegante674/
Waygand674/
Vigands673/
Boigand673/
Weigandová672/
Vaigand672/
Baigant671/
Wyggant671/
Weigamd671/
Weigantová671/
Wajgant671/
Woigamt671/
Beagant670/
Whygant670/
Wygands670/
Weghont670/

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  • 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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