Wiegel Surname

86,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wiegel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Wigilo, a pet form of names beginning with Wig (fight or sancitfy), as Wigold, Wigland and Wigheri.

Wiegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2161:25,0333,324
United States1,7481:207,35620,314
Netherlands4311:39,1816,629
Canada691:533,99444,923
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Wiegel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Wigilo, a pet form of names beginning with Wig (fight or sancitfy), as Wigold, Wigland and Wigheri.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wiegel Last Name Facts

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

Wiegel is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wiegel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,182nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,303,209 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Wiegel reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 3,216 people, or 1 in 25,033. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Wiegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiegel last name rose 1,066 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiegel surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiegel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegell9233/
Wieggel9225/
Wieghel920/
Wegel91868/
Wigel9121/
Wiegl913/
Wieghell864/
Weigel8332,575/
Biegel833,688/
Wiesel832,720/
Waigel83707/
Wiezel83581/
Weggel83326/
Wieżel83132/
Wigell83126/
Weagel8385/
Viegel8339/
Wegelt8330/
Wiguel8330/
Weygel8321/
Wiggel834/
Wiecel831/
Wigiel831/
Wiegil831/
Weghel831/
Wegell830/
Whigel830/
Woigel830/
Wegl80228/
Wigl8014/
Wiegelova801/
Wiegelová801/
Weigele77917/
Wiezell7785/
Weigell7741/
Wierzel7741/
Wiesell7739/
Bihegel7731/
Weeghel7726/
Wiggell7720/
Weigeld778/
Wejgelt777/
Weigelp773/
Wiezzel772/
Wieglet771/
Wihesel771/
Weighel771/
Wiegill771/
Weigl7312,209/
Bigel731,001/
Begel731,001/
Vigel73831/
Vegel73522/
Biegl73170/
Waigl7351/
Wiezl7323/
Wygel7316/
Wigil736/
Viegl733/
Wiesl732/
Uegel732/
Weygl731/
Wejgl731/
Wugel730/
Weagl730/
Wegil730/
Weighell71559/
Weigeldt7151/
Wijchgel7140/
Weschgel716/
Wieglepp713/
Weiggeld710/
Weiggele710/
Veigel672,275/
Beigel671,713/
Huegel671,378/
Wegiel67468/
Beygel67372/
Beggel67253/
Biggel67209/
Viesel67154/
Wiggli67138/
Veghel67125/
Bigell6792/
Viezel6791/
Weigelová6784/
Veygel6783/
Begell6783/
Vaigel6773/
Baigel6771/
Wajgel6759/
Veggel6749/
Wiysel6744/
Beagel6730/
Vigell6727/
Beegel6722/
Bejgel6716/
Viguel6712/
Veguel6712/
Vegell6711/
Buigel6710/
Wiggil679/
Veugel679/
Vighel676/
Wugell676/
Weiglt673/
Boigel672/
Wiechl672/
Biegil671/
Wiezil671/
Viegil671/
Voigel671/
Vigelė671/
Weigelova671/
Wegild671/
Waigelová671/
Wygell671/
Biezel671/
Ueghel671/
Viggel671/
Weigil670/
Wheighell670/
Huigel670/
Biigel670/
Becgel670/
Weighl670/
Wygelt670/

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