Wigand Surname
Approximately 1,984 people bear this surname
Wigand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 890 | 1:407,257 | 35,498 |
| Germany | 604 | 1:133,287 | 16,248 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Hungary | 97 | 1:101,199 | 9,765 |
| Chile | 76 | 1:231,796 | 7,107 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 241 | 1:208,376 | 17,958 |
Wigand (641) may also be a first name.
Wigand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. under Wigan2.
User-submitted Reference
A variant of the German surname 'Wiegand'. Most likely comes from the Old Upper German word: wīgan, meaning 'to fight'.
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Average Wigand Salary in
United States
$45,130 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wigand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wigand is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wigand click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigand? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 208,467th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,673,158 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wigand reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wigand is also the 328,586th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 641 people.
The last name Wigand is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 407,257. In The United States Wigand is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 16 percent live, Minnesota, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Wigand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wigand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wigand surname expanded 369 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wigand Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wigand last name are 7.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.61% registered with the political 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.
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Footnotes
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