Wigam Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wigam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wigam (7) may also be a first name.

Wigam Last Name Facts

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

Wigam is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigam? popularity and diffusion

Wigam is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wigam live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 7 people.

Wigam is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wigam is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Wigam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigham911,743/
Wiggam91329/
Whigam91126/
Waigam9114/
Weigam911/
Wiegam910/
Whigham834,023/
Whiggam8334/
Weigham838/
Waingam836/
Weingam834/
Waigame834/
Woingam832/
Wiggham832/
Wihgham831/
Wuigham831/
Weigamd831/
Whihgam831/
Woigamt831/
Wigan801,375/
Bigam801,340/
Vigam80120/
Wegam80107/
Whingham772/
Wighatem771/
Weisgham771/
Baigam7319,920/
Bigham7313,456/
Wiggan732,011/
Vaigam73884/
Biggam73475/
Whigan73310/
Beigam73140/
Wiegan7346/
Waigan7334/
Weigan7315/
Whigom7311/
Vhigam737/
Viggam737/
Vihgam734/
Wighan734/
Bigaum733/
Weugam732/
Wicgan731/
Boigam731/
Vigham731/
Wighom731/
Waigom731/
Buigam731/
Bigajm731/
Vwigan730/
Wigain730/
Wygamt730/
Whaingham711/
D'Whigham711/
Waigand67758/
Baigham67577/
Weigant67486/
Waigant67157/
Wiggand6780/
Biggham6739/
Wijgand6718/
Whighan6717/
Beigham6711/
Weisgan6710/
Wehegam678/
Wigatin678/
Weighan674/
Baaigam674/
Baigaum673/
Wigheim673/
Wigangc672/
Vaigham672/
Beigaum672/
Wouegam671/
Veigham671/
Wisgant671/
Baihgam671/
Waigane671/
Woingom671/
Woingan671/
Buigham671/
Woigang671/
Beijgam671/
Woyngam671/
Wiggann671/
Wiggant671/
Wighane671/
Weigane671/
Weigann671/
Wighand670/
Whigand670/
Weiganh670/
Vigheam670/
Waigank670/
Wieghom670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wigam
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