Wiegell Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wiegell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiegell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark301:188,15715,676
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wiegell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiegell is most common in Denmark. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiegell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiegell is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Wiegell is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wiegell are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 188,157. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 93 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Wiegell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiegell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiegell surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieghell934/
Wiegel925,592/
Wigell92126/
Wegell920/
Waegell86111/
Wiezell8685/
Weigell8641/
Wiesell8639/
Wieggel8625/
Wiggell8620/
Wiegill861/
Wieghel860/
Wegel83868/
Wigel8321/
Wiegl833/
Weighell80559/
Wiechell801/
Weigel7732,575/
Biegel773,688/
Wiesel772,720/
Waigel77707/
Wiezel77581/
Weggel77326/
Wieżel77132/
Bigell7792/
Weagel7785/
Begell7783/
Viegel7739/
Wiguel7730/
Wegelt7730/
Vigell7727/
Weygel7721/
Vegell7711/
Wugell776/
Wiggel774/
Weghel771/
Wiegil771/
Wigiel771/
Wiecel771/
Wygell771/
Whigel770/
Woegel770/
Woigel770/
Wiegelová751/
Wiegelova751/
Weihengel750/
Wheighell750/
Wegl73228/
Wigl7314/
Wiggill712,157/
Weigele71917/
Wiechel71320/
Beagell7141/
Wierzel7141/
Bihegel7131/
Weeghel7126/
Baigell719/
Weigeld718/
Wejgelt717/
Viecell716/
Beggell714/
Weighll713/
Weigelp713/
Voegell713/
Wiezzel712/
Wisgill711/
Weighel711/
Wiesèll711/
Veigell711/
Wihesel711/
Wieglet711/
Wighill710/
Weigill710/
Weigl6712,209/
Bigel671,001/
Begel671,001/
Vigel67831/
Weighill67744/
Vegel67522/
Biegl67170/
Wiechelt6765/
Weigeldt6751/
Waigl6751/
Wijchgel6740/
Wiezl6723/
Wygel6716/
Wigil676/
Weschgel676/
Viegl673/
Wieglepp673/
Wiesl672/
Uegel672/
Weygl671/
Vigll671/
Wejgl671/
Wugel670/
Weiggeld670/
Weagl670/
Weiggele670/
Wegil670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wiegell
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