Wigand Surname

208,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Wigand Surname Definition:

V. under Wigan2.

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Wigand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8901:407,25735,498
Germany6041:133,28716,248
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
Hungary971:101,1999,765
Chile761:231,7967,107
France411:1,620,066149,911
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Norway291:177,32021,035
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

Wigand (641) may also be a first name.

Wigand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. under Wigan2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

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

- changyboy

Wigand Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wigand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 208,467th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,673,158 people. Wigand occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wigand are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wigand is also the 328,586th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 641 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 890 people, or 1 in 407,257. In The United States Wigand is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 16 percent reside, Minnesota, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Wigand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigand surname expanded 369 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigand last name are 7.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wigand earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning 395,245 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiegand9234,220/
Weigand9216,809/
Waigand92758/
Wigandt9299/
Wiggand9280/
Wijgand9218/
Whigand920/
Wighand920/
Weigandt862,481/
Wiegandt861,736/
Weingand86707/
Waigandt86360/
Weighand8657/
Wieggand861/
Wieygand860/
Weigands860/
Weiggand860/
Wieghand860/
Wiggands860/
Bigand831,310/
Wigant83407/
Vigand83273/
Wygand83223/
Wegand83125/
Wigond8312/
Weingandt8044/
Waigandte809/
Weiggands808/
Waingandt804/
Weisgandt803/
Waiganndt801/
Weygand77715/
Weigant77486/
Vigandt77262/
Wiegant77219/
Waigant77157/
Bigandt7729/
Bighand7727/
Viegand7714/
Veigand7710/
Waygand774/
Vigands773/
Boigand773/
Vaigand772/
Wygandt771/
Wisgant771/
Wiggant771/
Wegandt771/
Weigamd771/
Wygands770/
Wuegand770/
Weagand770/
Wiegond770/
Weegand770/
Weigandová752/
Weygandt711,153/
Viegandt7151/
Weingant7135/
Veigandt7120/
Weisgant715/
Waingant713/
Weighant712/
Weagandt711/
Weijgond711/
Vaigandt711/
Weggandt710/
Weegandt710/
Waygandt710/
Wygant671,427/
Vigant67346/
Bigond67319/
Vigond67127/
Bigant6772/
Begand6731/
Bygand6713/
Weyhgandt679/
Vegand677/
Vygand674/
Wegant673/
Weyghandt670/
Wegond670/

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